Wood pellets — Import quantity in United States of America
United States of America: Wood pellets — Import quantity was 160,379 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood pellets — Import quantity in United States of America, 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 United States of America is 160,379 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood pellets — import quantity in United States of America peaked at 221,086 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 86,000 t, in 2012.
United States of America ranks 10th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Wood pellets — Import quantity in United States of America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 86,000 t | — |
| 2013 | 152,442 t | +77.3% |
| 2014 | 219,987 t | +44.3% |
| 2015 | 207,000 t | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 204,847 t | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 211,617 t | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 221,086 t | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 211,615 t | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 204,958 t | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 195,951 t | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 194,416 t | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 176,872 t | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 160,379 t | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 189,324 t | 86,000 t | 221,086 t | 8 |
| 2020s | 186,515 t | 160,379 t | 204,958 t | 5 |
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More environment data for United States of America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.7549 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 40.69 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 76.59 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 354,780 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 42,243 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood pellets — import quantity in United States of America?
- Wood pellets — import quantity in United States of America was 160,379 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood pellets — import quantity recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 221,086 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest wood pellets — import quantity recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,000 t in 2012.
- How does United States of America rank for wood pellets — import quantity?
- United States of America ranks 10th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood pellets — import quantity rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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