Wood residues — Import quantity in Iraq
Iraq: Wood residues — Import quantity was 46,228 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood residues — Import quantity in Iraq, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 46,228 m3 for wood residues — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.4% on the previous year and up 17,544.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood residues — import quantity in Iraq peaked at 46,228 m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14 m3, in 2009.
Iraq ranks 27th 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 26 m3 | — |
| 2005 | 26 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25 m3 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 14 m3 | -44.0% |
| 2010 | 14 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 46 m3 | +228.6% |
| 2012 | 107 m3 | +132.6% |
| 2013 | 56 m3 | -47.7% |
| 2014 | 262 m3 | +367.9% |
| 2015 | 329 m3 | +25.6% |
| 2016 | 789 m3 | +139.8% |
| 2017 | 45 m3 | -94.3% |
| 2018 | 743 m3 | +1551.1% |
| 2019 | 558 m3 | -24.9% |
| 2020 | 568 m3 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 700 m3 | +23.2% |
| 2022 | 1,181 m3 | +68.7% |
| 2023 | 32,458 m3 | +2648.3% |
| 2024 | 46,228 m3 | +42.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 46,228 m3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.5 m3, 1886.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 46,228 m3 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 601 m3, 76.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood residues — Import quantity in Iraq 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 | +2648.3% | 1,181 m3 | 32,458 m3 |
| 2018 | +1551.1% | 45 m3 | 743 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.83 m3 | 14 m3 | 26 m3 | 6 |
| 2010s | 294.9 m3 | 14 m3 | 789 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,227 m3 | 568 m3 | 46,228 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 24 Thailand 57,083 m3 compare
- 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 49,000 m3 compare
- 25 United Kingdom 49,000 m3 compare
- 28 China 40,906 m3 compare
- 29 Czechia 37,000 m3 compare
- 30 China, Hong Kong SAR 36,100 m3 compare
More environment data for Iraq
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2 % 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 6.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood residues — import quantity in Iraq?
- Wood residues — import quantity in Iraq was 46,228 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood residues — import quantity recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 46,228 m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood residues — import quantity recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 m3 in 2009.
- How does Iraq rank for wood residues — import quantity?
- Iraq ranks 27th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood residues — import quantity rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17,544.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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