Wood pulp — Export quantity in Western Europe
Western Europe: Wood pulp — Export quantity was 4.41 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood pulp — Export quantity in Western Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood pulp — export quantity in Western Europe is 4.41 million t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood pulp — export quantity in Western Europe peaked at 5.17 million t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 25,800 t, in 1967.
Western Europe ranks 10th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood pulp — Export quantity in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 46,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 52,600 t | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 49,700 t | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 43,000 t | -13.5% |
| 1965 | 37,500 t | -12.8% |
| 1966 | 36,200 t | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 25,800 t | -28.7% |
| 1968 | 463,900 t | +1698.1% |
| 1969 | 495,900 t | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 485,300 t | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 375,300 t | -22.7% |
| 1972 | 477,200 t | +27.2% |
| 1973 | 650,700 t | +36.4% |
| 1974 | 541,700 t | -16.8% |
| 1975 | 354,700 t | -34.5% |
| 1976 | 587,000 t | +65.5% |
| 1977 | 558,252 t | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 625,700 t | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 751,000 t | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 722,200 t | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 687,500 t | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 668,200 t | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 755,200 t | +13.0% |
| 1984 | 838,900 t | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 911,100 t | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 1.02 million t | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 1.08 million t | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 1.13 million t | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 1.03 million t | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 1.02 million t | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.05 million t | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.21 million t | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 1.09 million t | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 1.27 million t | +17.0% |
| 1995 | 1.37 million t | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 1.51 million t | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 1.78 million t | +17.9% |
| 1998 | 1.75 million t | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 2.03 million t | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 2.33 million t | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 2.43 million t | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 2.38 million t | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.39 million t | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 2.57 million t | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 2.86 million t | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 3.47 million t | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 3.89 million t | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 3.79 million t | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 4.32 million t | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 4.91 million t | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 3.96 million t | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 5.17 million t | +30.6% |
| 2013 | 3.80 million t | -26.5% |
| 2014 | 3.68 million t | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 3.40 million t | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 3.95 million t | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 4.10 million t | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 3.82 million t | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 3.82 million t | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.22 million t | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 3.70 million t | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 4.04 million t | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 4.47 million t | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 4.41 million t | -1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood pulp — Export quantity in Western Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +1698.1% | 25,800 t | 463,900 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 138,956 t | 25,800 t | 495,900 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 540,685 t | 354,700 t | 751,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 884,280 t | 668,200 t | 1.13 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 million t | 1.02 million t | 2.03 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.04 million t | 2.33 million t | 4.32 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.06 million t | 3.40 million t | 5.17 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.97 million t | 3.22 million t | 4.47 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 pulp — export quantity in Western Europe?
- Wood pulp — export quantity in Western Europe was 4.41 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood pulp — export quantity recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.17 million t in 2012.
- What is the lowest wood pulp — export quantity recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,800 t in 1967.
- How does Western Europe rank for wood pulp — export quantity?
- Western Europe ranks 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood pulp — export quantity rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 pulp — Export 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