Wood pellets — Import quantity in Canada
Canada: Wood pellets — Import quantity was 30,881 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood pellets — Import quantity in Canada, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood pellets — import quantity in Canada is 30,881 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood pellets — import quantity in Canada peaked at 45,000 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19,612 t, in 2017.
That places Canada 25th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26,835 t | 19,612 t | 45,000 t | 8 |
| 2020s | 31,743 t | 28,536 t | 39,296 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Canada
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 3.05 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.95 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 72,165 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 11,365 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 2.33 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2.13 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2.59 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 2.19 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood pellets — import quantity in Canada?
- Wood pellets — import quantity in Canada was 30,881 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood pellets — import quantity recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 45,000 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest wood pellets — import quantity recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,612 t in 2017.
- How does Canada rank for wood pellets — import quantity?
- Canada ranks 25th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood pellets — import quantity rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood pellets — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en