Wood pellets — Production in Americas

Americas: Wood pellets — Production was 14.51 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14.51 million t
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
4th
of 28 groups
All-time high
14.59 million t
in 2023
All-time low
5.10 million t
in 2012
Years of data
13
2012–2024

Wood pellets — Production in Americas, 2012–2024

6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M14.0M2012201820242012: 5.1M t2013: 6.6M t2014: 8.0M t2015: 8.8M t2016: 9.5M t2017: 10.4M t2018: 11.3M t2019: 12.5M t2020: 13.1M t2021: 13.5M t2022: 14.5M t2023: 14.6M t2024: 14.5M t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wood pellets — production in Americas is 14.51 million t, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 82.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wood pellets — production in Americas peaked at 14.59 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.10 million t, in 2012.

That places Americas 4th out of 28 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 9.02 million t 5.10 million t 12.54 million t 8
2020s 14.03 million t 13.08 million t 14.59 million t 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 Viet Nam 6.00 million t compare
  2. 2 Germany 3.70 million t compare
  3. 3 Canada 3.45 million t compare
  4. 4 Latvia 2.06 million t compare
  5. 5 France 2.00 million t compare
  6. 6 Austria 1.80 million t compare
  7. 7 Sweden 1.58 million t compare

See the full ranking of 101 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wood pellets — production in Americas?
Wood pellets — production in Americas was 14.51 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wood pellets — production recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 14.59 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest wood pellets — production recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 5.10 million t in 2012.
How does Americas rank for wood pellets — production?
Americas ranks 4th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is wood pellets — production rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 82.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood pellets — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Wood pellets — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
101 places, 1,285 data points, 2012–2024
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