Wood residues — Import quantity in Australia
Australia: Wood residues — Import quantity was 435 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood residues — Import quantity in Australia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood residues — import quantity in Australia is 435 m3, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.7% on the previous year and down 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood residues — import quantity in Australia peaked at 6,000 m3 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 m3, in 1994.
Australia ranks 74th of 222 countries 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 residues — Import quantity in Australia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3,750 m3 | — |
| 1993 | 4,839 m3 | +29.0% |
| 1994 | 0 m3 | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 m3 | — |
| 1996 | 0 m3 | — |
| 1997 | 0 m3 | — |
| 1998 | 0 m3 | — |
| 1999 | 6,000 m3 | — |
| 2000 | 600 m3 | -90.0% |
| 2001 | 500 m3 | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 1,000 m3 | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 1,300 m3 | +30.0% |
| 2004 | 2,000 m3 | +53.8% |
| 2005 | 4,000 m3 | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 4,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,000 m3 | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 2,000 m3 | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 3,000 m3 | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 3,670 m3 | +22.3% |
| 2012 | 3,418 m3 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 3,486 m3 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 3,402 m3 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 2,649 m3 | -22.1% |
| 2016 | 1,209 m3 | -54.4% |
| 2017 | 458 m3 | -62.1% |
| 2018 | 45 m3 | -90.2% |
| 2019 | 423 m3 | +840.0% |
| 2020 | 908 m3 | +114.7% |
| 2021 | 644 m3 | -29.1% |
| 2022 | 328 m3 | -49.1% |
| 2023 | 269 m3 | -18.0% |
| 2024 | 435 m3 | +61.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 435 m3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,776 m3, 24% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Australia's 435 m3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61 m3, 7.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood residues — Import quantity in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +840.0% | 45 m3 | 423 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,824 m3 | 0 m3 | 6,000 m3 | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,240 m3 | 500 m3 | 4,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,176 m3 | 45 m3 | 3,670 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 516.8 m3 | 269 m3 | 908 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood residues — import quantity in Australia?
- Wood residues — import quantity in Australia was 435 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood residues — import quantity recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,000 m3 in 1999.
- What is the lowest wood residues — import quantity recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 m3 in 1994.
- How does Australia rank for wood residues — import quantity?
- Australia ranks 74th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood residues — import quantity rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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