Wood residues — Export quantity in Canada
Canada: Wood residues — Export quantity was 55,942 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood residues — Export quantity in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Canada recorded 55,942 m3 for wood residues — export quantity in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood residues — export quantity in Canada peaked at 2.48 million m3 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 55,942 m3, in 2024.
That places Canada 20th out of 180 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 residues — Export quantity in Canada, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 275,000 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 275,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 275,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 254,500 m3 | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 328,000 m3 | +28.9% |
| 1966 | 457,400 m3 | +39.5% |
| 1967 | 479,100 m3 | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 438,800 m3 | -8.4% |
| 1969 | 327,000 m3 | -25.5% |
| 1970 | 455,200 m3 | +39.2% |
| 1971 | 647,000 m3 | +42.1% |
| 1972 | 652,000 m3 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 534,600 m3 | -18.0% |
| 1974 | 498,100 m3 | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 357,500 m3 | -28.2% |
| 1976 | 556,500 m3 | +55.7% |
| 1977 | 641,000 m3 | +15.2% |
| 1978 | 381,000 m3 | -40.6% |
| 1979 | 284,800 m3 | -25.2% |
| 1980 | 440,500 m3 | +54.7% |
| 1981 | 507,700 m3 | +15.3% |
| 1982 | 674,100 m3 | +32.8% |
| 1983 | 644,800 m3 | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 550,000 m3 | -14.7% |
| 1985 | 525,800 m3 | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 590,200 m3 | +12.2% |
| 1987 | 645,900 m3 | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 386,200 m3 | -40.2% |
| 1989 | 275,600 m3 | -28.6% |
| 1990 | 154,100 m3 | -44.1% |
| 1991 | 108,000 m3 | -29.9% |
| 1992 | 117,098 m3 | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 274,000 m3 | +134.0% |
| 1994 | 453,000 m3 | +65.3% |
| 1995 | 511,000 m3 | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 543,000 m3 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 489,000 m3 | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 585,000 m3 | +19.6% |
| 1999 | 669,000 m3 | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 513,099 m3 | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 718,038 m3 | +39.9% |
| 2002 | 678,000 m3 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 542,000 m3 | -20.1% |
| 2004 | 1.06 million m3 | +95.6% |
| 2005 | 1.55 million m3 | +46.3% |
| 2006 | 256,417 m3 | -83.5% |
| 2007 | 1.88 million m3 | +634.7% |
| 2008 | 1.89 million m3 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.01 million m3 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 2.41 million m3 | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 2.48 million m3 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 244,000 m3 | -90.2% |
| 2013 | 219,600 m3 | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 247,991 m3 | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 259,719 m3 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 256,569 m3 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 271,017 m3 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 243,956 m3 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 114,104 m3 | -53.2% |
| 2020 | 122,183 m3 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 136,599 m3 | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 149,040 m3 | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 59,495 m3 | -60.1% |
| 2024 | 55,942 m3 | -6.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 55,942 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8,524 m3, 6.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood residues — Export quantity in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +634.7% | 256,417 m3 | 1.88 million m3 |
| 1993 | +134.0% | 117,098 m3 | 274,000 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 345,533 m3 | 254,500 m3 | 479,100 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 500,770 m3 | 284,800 m3 | 652,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 524,080 m3 | 275,600 m3 | 674,100 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 390,320 m3 | 108,000 m3 | 669,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 million m3 | 256,417 m3 | 2.01 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 674,796 m3 | 114,104 m3 | 2.48 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 104,652 m3 | 55,942 m3 | 149,040 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood residues — export quantity in Canada?
- Wood residues — export quantity in Canada was 55,942 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood residues — export quantity recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 million m3 in 2011.
- What is the lowest wood residues — export quantity recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,942 m3 in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for wood residues — export quantity?
- Canada ranks 20th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood residues — export quantity rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood residues — 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