Wood pellets — Import quantity in Iceland
Iceland: Wood pellets — Import quantity was 275 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood pellets — Import quantity in Iceland, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, wood pellets — import quantity in Iceland stood at 275 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 623.7% on the previous year and down 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood pellets — import quantity in Iceland peaked at 1,000 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 38 t, in 2023.
That places Iceland 70th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Wood pellets — Import quantity in Iceland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 876 t | — |
| 2013 | 380 t | -56.6% |
| 2014 | 603 t | +58.7% |
| 2015 | 603 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 605 t | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 984 t | +62.6% |
| 2018 | 1,000 t | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 300 t | -70.0% |
| 2023 | 38 t | -87.3% |
| 2024 | 275 t | +623.7% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 275 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 7,491 t, 4% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 275 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16,000 t, 2% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood pellets — Import quantity in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +623.7% | 38 t | 275 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 756.38 t | 380 t | 1,000 t | 8 |
| 2020s | 522.6 t | 38 t | 1,000 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8549 % 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 -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood pellets — import quantity in Iceland?
- Wood pellets — import quantity in Iceland was 275 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood pellets — import quantity recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,000 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest wood pellets — import quantity recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 38 t in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for wood pellets — import quantity?
- Iceland ranks 70th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood pellets — import quantity rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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