Wood pellets — Import quantity in World
World: Wood pellets — Import quantity was 30.31 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood pellets — Import quantity in World, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
World recorded 30.31 million t for wood pellets — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 107.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood pellets — import quantity in World peaked at 30.31 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.82 million t, in 2012.
World ranks 1st of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Wood pellets — Import quantity in World, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8.82 million t | — |
| 2013 | 12.08 million t | +37.0% |
| 2014 | 14.61 million t | +20.9% |
| 2015 | 15.69 million t | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 16.39 million t | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 18.74 million t | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 22.72 million t | +21.2% |
| 2019 | 24.78 million t | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 25.45 million t | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 28.66 million t | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 28.60 million t | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 26.79 million t | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 30.31 million t | +13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.73 million t | 8.82 million t | 24.78 million t | 8 |
| 2020s | 27.96 million t | 25.45 million t | 30.31 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.32 million t compare
- 1 United Kingdom 9.32 million t compare
- 3 Japan 6.38 million t compare
- 4 Republic of Korea 4.02 million t compare
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % 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 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood pellets — import quantity in World?
- Wood pellets — import quantity in World was 30.31 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood pellets — import quantity recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 30.31 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood pellets — import quantity recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.82 million t in 2012.
- How does World rank for wood pellets — import quantity?
- World ranks 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood pellets — import quantity rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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