Wood residues — Import quantity in Americas
Americas: Wood residues — Import quantity was 497,541 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood residues — Import quantity in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Americas recorded 497,541 m3 for wood residues — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood residues — import quantity in Americas peaked at 1.95 million m3 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 93,800 m3, in 1979.
That places Americas 7th out of 29 groups 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 — Import quantity in Americas, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 279,800 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 277,300 m3 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 252,100 m3 | -9.1% |
| 1964 | 254,300 m3 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 327,600 m3 | +28.8% |
| 1966 | 457,100 m3 | +39.5% |
| 1967 | 478,800 m3 | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 438,600 m3 | -8.4% |
| 1969 | 327,000 m3 | -25.4% |
| 1970 | 302,000 m3 | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 294,000 m3 | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 299,000 m3 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 164,000 m3 | -45.2% |
| 1974 | 140,000 m3 | -14.6% |
| 1975 | 246,700 m3 | +76.2% |
| 1976 | 250,000 m3 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 271,700 m3 | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 168,000 m3 | -38.2% |
| 1979 | 93,800 m3 | -44.2% |
| 1980 | 99,200 m3 | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 323,400 m3 | +226.0% |
| 1982 | 282,000 m3 | -12.8% |
| 1983 | 437,900 m3 | +55.3% |
| 1984 | 405,700 m3 | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 522,100 m3 | +28.7% |
| 1986 | 584,300 m3 | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 631,000 m3 | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 368,100 m3 | -41.7% |
| 1989 | 209,800 m3 | -43.0% |
| 1990 | 137,200 m3 | -34.6% |
| 1991 | 187,300 m3 | +36.5% |
| 1992 | 270,311 m3 | +44.3% |
| 1993 | 367,654 m3 | +36.0% |
| 1994 | 509,271 m3 | +38.5% |
| 1995 | 570,144 m3 | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 608,900 m3 | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 595,313 m3 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 623,640 m3 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 756,152 m3 | +21.2% |
| 2000 | 835,871 m3 | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 1.13 million m3 | +35.0% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million m3 | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 722,906 m3 | -31.4% |
| 2004 | 1.02 million m3 | +40.5% |
| 2005 | 1.39 million m3 | +36.8% |
| 2006 | 1.64 million m3 | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 1.95 million m3 | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 1.92 million m3 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.70 million m3 | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 1.40 million m3 | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 1.27 million m3 | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 799,878 m3 | -36.8% |
| 2013 | 727,804 m3 | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 922,309 m3 | +26.7% |
| 2015 | 950,581 m3 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 905,497 m3 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.20 million m3 | +32.9% |
| 2018 | 539,235 m3 | -55.2% |
| 2019 | 339,234 m3 | -37.1% |
| 2020 | 360,922 m3 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 639,395 m3 | +77.2% |
| 2022 | 618,803 m3 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 494,825 m3 | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 497,541 m3 | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood residues — Import quantity in Americas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +226.0% | 99,200 m3 | 323,400 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 343,622 m3 | 252,100 m3 | 478,800 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 222,920 m3 | 93,800 m3 | 302,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 386,350 m3 | 99,200 m3 | 631,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 462,588 m3 | 137,200 m3 | 756,152 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 million m3 | 722,906 m3 | 1.95 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 905,414 m3 | 339,234 m3 | 1.40 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 522,297 m3 | 360,922 m3 | 639,395 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 740.92 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood residues — import quantity in Americas?
- Wood residues — import quantity in Americas was 497,541 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood residues — import quantity recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 million m3 in 2007.
- What is the lowest wood residues — import quantity recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 93,800 m3 in 1979.
- How does Americas rank for wood residues — import quantity?
- Americas ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood residues — import quantity rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood residues — Import 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