Wood residues — Export quantity in Japan
Japan: Wood residues — Export quantity was 2,640 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood residues — Export quantity in Japan, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Japan recorded 2,640 m3 for wood residues — export quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 18.0% on the previous year and down 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood residues — export quantity in Japan peaked at 6,995 m3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 100 m3, in 1998.
That places Japan 53rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood residues — Export quantity in Japan, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5,048 m3 | — |
| 1993 | 3,497 m3 | -30.7% |
| 1994 | 5,000 m3 | +43.0% |
| 1995 | 1,000 m3 | -80.0% |
| 1996 | 200 m3 | -80.0% |
| 1997 | 200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100 m3 | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 150 m3 | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 2,000 m3 | +1233.3% |
| 2003 | 2,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,000 m3 | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 4,000 m3 | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 4,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6,000 m3 | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 5,000 m3 | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 4,000 m3 | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 3,000 m3 | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 4,464 m3 | +48.8% |
| 2012 | 3,665 m3 | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 3,335 m3 | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 6,995 m3 | +109.7% |
| 2015 | 4,179 m3 | -40.3% |
| 2016 | 3,803 m3 | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 3,661 m3 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 5,359 m3 | +46.4% |
| 2019 | 6,886 m3 | +28.5% |
| 2020 | 4,778 m3 | -30.6% |
| 2021 | 3,011 m3 | -37.0% |
| 2022 | 2,426 m3 | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 3,220 m3 | +32.7% |
| 2024 | 2,640 m3 | -18.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 2,640 m3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8,524 m3, 31% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Japan's 2,640 m3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 99 m3, 26.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood residues — Export quantity in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1233.3% | 150 m3 | 2,000 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,893 m3 | 100 m3 | 5,048 m3 | 8 |
| 2000s | 3,025 m3 | 100 m3 | 6,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,535 m3 | 3,000 m3 | 6,995 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,215 m3 | 2,426 m3 | 4,778 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.8 % 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 -0.4957 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood residues — export quantity in Japan?
- Wood residues — export quantity in Japan was 2,640 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood residues — export quantity recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,995 m3 in 2014.
- What is the lowest wood residues — export quantity recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 m3 in 1998.
- How does Japan rank for wood residues — export quantity?
- Japan ranks 53rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood residues — export quantity rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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