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 29th out of 150 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.
Wood pellets — Import quantity in Canada, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 45,000 t | — |
| 2013 | 22,615 t | -49.7% |
| 2014 | 30,108 t | +33.1% |
| 2015 | 29,938 t | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 20,257 t | -32.3% |
| 2017 | 19,612 t | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 19,938 t | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 27,211 t | +36.5% |
| 2020 | 28,536 t | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 29,267 t | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 30,737 t | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 39,296 t | +27.8% |
| 2024 | 30,881 t | -21.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 30,881 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,491 t, 4.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3398 % change on previous year (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 29th out of 150 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