Wood pellets — Import quantity in Western Europe
Western Europe: Wood pellets — Import quantity was 4.28 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood pellets — Import quantity in Western Europe, 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 Western Europe is 4.28 million t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 103.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood pellets — import quantity in Western Europe peaked at 5.35 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.11 million t, in 2014.
That places Western Europe 6th out of 29 groups 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.69 million t | — |
| 2013 | 2.51 million t | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 2.11 million t | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 2.20 million t | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.18 million t | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.54 million t | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 2.57 million t | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 3.18 million t | +23.4% |
| 2020 | 4.60 million t | +44.9% |
| 2021 | 5.10 million t | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 5.35 million t | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 4.60 million t | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 4.28 million t | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.50 million t | 2.11 million t | 3.18 million t | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.79 million t | 4.28 million t | 5.35 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 151.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 54.56 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 97.02 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 14.73 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood pellets — import quantity in Western Europe?
- Wood pellets — import quantity in Western Europe was 4.28 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood pellets — import quantity recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.35 million t in 2022.
- What is the lowest wood pellets — import quantity recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.11 million t in 2014.
- How does Western Europe rank for wood pellets — import quantity?
- Western Europe ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood pellets — import quantity rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe 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