Wood pellets — Production in Brazil
Brazil: Wood pellets — Production was 700,000 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood pellets — Production in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 700,000 t for wood pellets — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,328.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood pellets — production in Brazil peaked at 700,000 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49,000 t, in 2014.
That places Brazil 20th out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood pellets — Production in Brazil, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 57,000 t | — |
| 2013 | 62,000 t | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 49,000 t | -21.0% |
| 2015 | 75,000 t | +53.1% |
| 2016 | 135,350 t | +80.5% |
| 2017 | 470,000 t | +247.2% |
| 2018 | 504,000 t | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 506,000 t | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 543,000 t | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 700,000 t | +28.9% |
| 2022 | 700,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 700,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 700,000 t | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 700,000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50,000 t, 14.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 700,000 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,000 t, 29.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood pellets — Production in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +247.2% | 135,350 t | 470,000 t |
| 2016 | +80.5% | 75,000 t | 135,350 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 232,294 t | 49,000 t | 506,000 t | 8 |
| 2020s | 668,600 t | 543,000 t | 700,000 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % 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 -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood pellets — production in Brazil?
- Wood pellets — production in Brazil was 700,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood pellets — production recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 700,000 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest wood pellets — production recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,000 t in 2014.
- How does Brazil rank for wood pellets — production?
- Brazil ranks 20th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood pellets — production rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,328.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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
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