Wood pellets — Import quantity in United States
United States: Wood pellets — Import quantity was 160,379 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood pellets — Import quantity in United States, 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 is 160,379 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of 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 peaked at 221,086 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 86,000 t, in 2012.
That places United States 16th 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 United States, 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% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 160,379 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,491 t, 21.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood pellets — Import quantity in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +77.3% | 86,000 t | 152,442 t |
| 2014 | +44.3% | 152,442 t | 219,987 t |
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 |
Countries ranked near United States
More environment data for United States
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3672 % 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 -0.624 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1269 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood pellets — import quantity in United States?
- Wood pellets — import quantity in United States 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?
- The highest recorded value was 221,086 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest wood pellets — import quantity recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,000 t in 2012.
- How does United States rank for wood pellets — import quantity?
- United States ranks 16th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood pellets — import quantity rising or falling in United States?
- 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 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