Wood residues — Import quantity in Canada
Canada: Wood residues — Import quantity was 324,716 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood residues — Import quantity in Canada, 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 Canada is 324,716 m3, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood residues — import quantity in Canada peaked at 974,000 m3 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 42,468 m3, in 1993.
Canada ranks 8th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood residues — Import quantity in Canada, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 57,148 m3 | — |
| 1993 | 42,468 m3 | -25.7% |
| 1994 | 48,000 m3 | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 49,000 m3 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 44,000 m3 | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 61,000 m3 | +38.6% |
| 1998 | 67,300 m3 | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 105,300 m3 | +56.5% |
| 2000 | 52,712 m3 | -49.9% |
| 2001 | 85,634 m3 | +62.5% |
| 2002 | 74,000 m3 | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 60,000 m3 | -18.9% |
| 2004 | 225,000 m3 | +275.0% |
| 2005 | 408,000 m3 | +81.3% |
| 2006 | 389,000 m3 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 549,000 m3 | +41.1% |
| 2008 | 731,000 m3 | +33.2% |
| 2009 | 974,000 m3 | +33.2% |
| 2010 | 799,000 m3 | -18.0% |
| 2011 | 664,000 m3 | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 586,000 m3 | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 544,202 m3 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 717,591 m3 | +31.9% |
| 2015 | 758,444 m3 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 712,124 m3 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 891,122 m3 | +25.1% |
| 2018 | 223,780 m3 | -74.9% |
| 2019 | 224,317 m3 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 222,111 m3 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 457,305 m3 | +105.9% |
| 2022 | 428,717 m3 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 301,384 m3 | -29.7% |
| 2024 | 324,716 m3 | +7.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 324,716 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,776 m3, 182.8× the median. (67 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood residues — Import 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +275.0% | 60,000 m3 | 225,000 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59,277 m3 | 42,468 m3 | 105,300 m3 | 8 |
| 2000s | 354,835 m3 | 52,712 m3 | 974,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 612,058 m3 | 223,780 m3 | 891,122 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 346,847 m3 | 222,111 m3 | 457,305 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 — import quantity in Canada?
- Wood residues — import quantity in Canada was 324,716 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood residues — import quantity recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 974,000 m3 in 2009.
- What is the lowest wood residues — import quantity recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,468 m3 in 1993.
- How does Canada rank for wood residues — import quantity?
- Canada ranks 8th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood residues — import quantity rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. 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 — 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