Wood residues — Export quantity in Norway
Norway: Wood residues — Export quantity was 772,912 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood residues — Export quantity in Norway, 1964–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Norway recorded 772,912 m3 for wood residues — export quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.1% on the previous year and up 149.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood residues — export quantity in Norway peaked at 943,176 m3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,000 m3, in 1973.
That places Norway 3rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood residues — Export quantity in Norway, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 38,500 m3 | — |
| 1965 | 43,500 m3 | +13.0% |
| 1966 | 39,000 m3 | -10.3% |
| 1967 | 28,700 m3 | -26.4% |
| 1968 | 26,500 m3 | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 28,300 m3 | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 23,200 m3 | -18.0% |
| 1971 | 34,500 m3 | +48.7% |
| 1972 | 10,600 m3 | -69.3% |
| 1973 | 2,000 m3 | -81.1% |
| 1974 | 10,300 m3 | +415.0% |
| 1975 | 81,000 m3 | +686.4% |
| 1976 | 204,500 m3 | +152.5% |
| 1977 | 212,800 m3 | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 112,400 m3 | -47.2% |
| 1979 | 122,500 m3 | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 116,100 m3 | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 123,700 m3 | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 75,200 m3 | -39.2% |
| 1983 | 88,500 m3 | +17.7% |
| 1984 | 102,100 m3 | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 90,500 m3 | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 178,900 m3 | +97.7% |
| 1987 | 118,500 m3 | -33.8% |
| 1988 | 92,300 m3 | -22.1% |
| 1989 | 90,800 m3 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 81,200 m3 | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 71,500 m3 | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 44,900 m3 | -37.2% |
| 1993 | 21,300 m3 | -52.6% |
| 1994 | 46,300 m3 | +117.4% |
| 1995 | 72,000 m3 | +55.5% |
| 1996 | 80,000 m3 | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 61,800 m3 | -22.8% |
| 1998 | 42,000 m3 | -32.0% |
| 1999 | 89,000 m3 | +111.9% |
| 2000 | 91,000 m3 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 58,000 m3 | -36.3% |
| 2002 | 97,000 m3 | +67.2% |
| 2003 | 167,604 m3 | +72.8% |
| 2004 | 93,535 m3 | -44.2% |
| 2005 | 108,401 m3 | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 376,221 m3 | +247.1% |
| 2007 | 201,312 m3 | -46.5% |
| 2008 | 196,042 m3 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 381,078 m3 | +94.4% |
| 2010 | 496,717 m3 | +30.3% |
| 2011 | 709,169 m3 | +42.8% |
| 2012 | 284,000 m3 | -60.0% |
| 2013 | 325,000 m3 | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 310,000 m3 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 153,000 m3 | -50.6% |
| 2016 | 154,000 m3 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 231,083 m3 | +50.1% |
| 2018 | 346,624 m3 | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 339,515 m3 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 392,185 m3 | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 861,579 m3 | +119.7% |
| 2022 | 687,351 m3 | -20.2% |
| 2023 | 943,176 m3 | +37.2% |
| 2024 | 772,912 m3 | -18.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 772,912 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8,524 m3, 90.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Norway's 772,912 m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,688 m3, 66.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood residues — Export quantity in Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +686.4% | 10,300 m3 | 81,000 m3 |
| 1974 | +415.0% | 2,000 m3 | 10,300 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34,083 m3 | 26,500 m3 | 43,500 m3 | 6 |
| 1970s | 81,380 m3 | 2,000 m3 | 212,800 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 107,660 m3 | 75,200 m3 | 178,900 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 61,000 m3 | 21,300 m3 | 89,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 177,019 m3 | 58,000 m3 | 381,078 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 334,911 m3 | 153,000 m3 | 709,169 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 731,441 m3 | 392,185 m3 | 943,176 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 1 Germany 1.06 million m3 compare
- 2 France 1.04 million m3 compare
- 4 Belgium-Luxembourg 572,000 m3 compare
- 5 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 322,054 m3 compare
- 6 Belgium 314,554 m3 compare
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood residues — export quantity in Norway?
- Wood residues — export quantity in Norway was 772,912 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood residues — export quantity recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 943,176 m3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest wood residues — export quantity recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 m3 in 1973.
- How does Norway rank for wood residues — export quantity?
- Norway ranks 3rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood residues — export quantity rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 149.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway 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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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