Wood residues — Import quantity in Italy
Italy: Wood residues — Import quantity was 513,330 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood residues — Import quantity in Italy, 1964–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood residues — import quantity in Italy is 513,330 m3, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 30.5% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood residues — import quantity in Italy peaked at 2.35 million m3 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 111,000 m3, in 1978.
Italy ranks 6th 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 152,800 m3 | — |
| 1965 | 152,300 m3 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 210,500 m3 | +38.2% |
| 1967 | 246,600 m3 | +17.1% |
| 1968 | 205,400 m3 | -16.7% |
| 1969 | 196,000 m3 | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 128,800 m3 | -34.3% |
| 1971 | 142,200 m3 | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 315,100 m3 | +121.6% |
| 1973 | 370,600 m3 | +17.6% |
| 1974 | 453,000 m3 | +22.2% |
| 1975 | 332,100 m3 | -26.7% |
| 1976 | 527,800 m3 | +58.9% |
| 1977 | 175,700 m3 | -66.7% |
| 1978 | 111,000 m3 | -36.8% |
| 1979 | 114,000 m3 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 135,600 m3 | +18.9% |
| 1981 | 120,000 m3 | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 129,100 m3 | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 142,000 m3 | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 173,000 m3 | +21.8% |
| 1985 | 218,000 m3 | +26.0% |
| 1986 | 217,000 m3 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 200,000 m3 | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 200,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 305,000 m3 | +52.5% |
| 1990 | 276,000 m3 | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 397,000 m3 | +43.8% |
| 1992 | 461,000 m3 | +16.1% |
| 1993 | 472,514 m3 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 656,000 m3 | +38.8% |
| 1995 | 476,000 m3 | -27.4% |
| 1996 | 431,000 m3 | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 487,000 m3 | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 569,000 m3 | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 545,000 m3 | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 663,000 m3 | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 807,000 m3 | +21.7% |
| 2002 | 992,800 m3 | +23.0% |
| 2003 | 1.17 million m3 | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 1.73 million m3 | +47.1% |
| 2005 | 2.06 million m3 | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 1.30 million m3 | -36.8% |
| 2007 | 1.20 million m3 | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 1.22 million m3 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.42 million m3 | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 2.35 million m3 | +65.9% |
| 2011 | 146,000 m3 | -93.8% |
| 2012 | 711,000 m3 | +387.0% |
| 2013 | 833,487 m3 | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 920,020 m3 | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 360,954 m3 | -60.8% |
| 2016 | 334,622 m3 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 487,706 m3 | +45.7% |
| 2018 | 539,544 m3 | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 478,856 m3 | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 393,033 m3 | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 525,376 m3 | +33.7% |
| 2022 | 728,897 m3 | +38.7% |
| 2023 | 393,329 m3 | -46.0% |
| 2024 | 513,330 m3 | +30.5% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 513,330 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,776 m3, 289.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Italy's 513,330 m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,286 m3, 81.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood residues — Import quantity in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +387.0% | 146,000 m3 | 711,000 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 193,933 m3 | 152,300 m3 | 246,600 m3 | 6 |
| 1970s | 267,030 m3 | 111,000 m3 | 527,800 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 183,970 m3 | 120,000 m3 | 305,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 477,051 m3 | 276,000 m3 | 656,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 million m3 | 663,000 m3 | 2.06 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 716,282 m3 | 146,000 m3 | 2.35 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 510,793 m3 | 393,033 m3 | 728,897 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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 -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood residues — import quantity in Italy?
- Wood residues — import quantity in Italy was 513,330 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood residues — import quantity recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 million m3 in 2010.
- What is the lowest wood residues — import quantity recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,000 m3 in 1978.
- How does Italy rank for wood residues — import quantity?
- Italy ranks 6th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood residues — import quantity rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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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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