Wood residues — Import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Wood residues — Import quantity was 36,100 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood residues — Import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR, 1979–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood residues — import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR stood at 36,100 m3. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 82.2% on the previous year and up 618.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood residues — import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 36,100 m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 100 m3, in 1979.
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 30th of 222 countries on this measure, 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 China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 100 m3 | — |
| 1980 | 700 m3 | +600.0% |
| 1981 | 500 m3 | -28.6% |
| 1982 | 400 m3 | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 3,400 m3 | +750.0% |
| 1984 | 1,300 m3 | -61.8% |
| 1985 | 2,100 m3 | +61.5% |
| 1986 | 5,300 m3 | +152.4% |
| 1987 | 7,300 m3 | +37.7% |
| 1988 | 5,100 m3 | -30.1% |
| 1989 | 6,200 m3 | +21.6% |
| 1990 | 5,900 m3 | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 9,600 m3 | +62.7% |
| 1992 | 28,636 m3 | +198.3% |
| 1993 | 29,823 m3 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 31,396 m3 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 12,100 m3 | -61.5% |
| 1996 | 3,500 m3 | -71.1% |
| 1997 | 3,300 m3 | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 2,600 m3 | -21.2% |
| 1999 | 2,642 m3 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 3,687 m3 | +39.6% |
| 2001 | 3,970 m3 | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 3,861 m3 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 2,930 m3 | -24.1% |
| 2004 | 2,475 m3 | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 1,609 m3 | -35.0% |
| 2006 | 2,210 m3 | +37.4% |
| 2007 | 2,761 m3 | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 3,320 m3 | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 3,034 m3 | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 3,240 m3 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 3,248 m3 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 3,846 m3 | +18.4% |
| 2013 | 3,990 m3 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 5,027 m3 | +26.0% |
| 2015 | 7,485 m3 | +48.9% |
| 2016 | 10,694 m3 | +42.9% |
| 2017 | 10,771 m3 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 12,110 m3 | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 12,254 m3 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 7,000 m3 | -42.9% |
| 2021 | 3,203 m3 | -54.2% |
| 2022 | 1,643 m3 | -48.7% |
| 2023 | 19,815 m3 | +1106.0% |
| 2024 | 36,100 m3 | +82.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood residues — Import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +1106.0% | 1,643 m3 | 19,815 m3 |
| 1983 | +750.0% | 400 m3 | 3,400 m3 |
| 1980 | +600.0% | 100 m3 | 700 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100 m3 | 100 m3 | 100 m3 | 1 |
| 1980s | 3,230 m3 | 400 m3 | 7,300 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,950 m3 | 2,600 m3 | 31,396 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,986 m3 | 1,609 m3 | 3,970 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,266 m3 | 3,240 m3 | 12,254 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,552 m3 | 1,643 m3 | 36,100 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 293 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.57 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.03 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 219 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 824 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood residues — import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Wood residues — import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR was 36,100 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood residues — import quantity recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 36,100 m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood residues — import quantity recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 m3 in 1979.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for wood residues — import quantity?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 30th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood residues — import quantity rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 618.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR 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