Wood residues — Import quantity in Northern America
Northern America: Wood residues — Import quantity was 477,876 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood residues — Import quantity in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 477,876 m3 for wood residues — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood residues — import quantity in Northern America peaked at 1.65 million m3 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 93,800 m3, in 1979.
Northern America ranks 8th of 29 groups 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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 279,800 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 277,300 m3 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 252,100 m3 | -9.1% |
| 1964 | 254,300 m3 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 327,600 m3 | +28.8% |
| 1966 | 457,100 m3 | +39.5% |
| 1967 | 478,800 m3 | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 438,600 m3 | -8.4% |
| 1969 | 327,000 m3 | -25.4% |
| 1970 | 302,000 m3 | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 294,000 m3 | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 299,000 m3 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 164,000 m3 | -45.2% |
| 1974 | 140,000 m3 | -14.6% |
| 1975 | 246,700 m3 | +76.2% |
| 1976 | 250,000 m3 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 271,700 m3 | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 168,000 m3 | -38.2% |
| 1979 | 93,800 m3 | -44.2% |
| 1980 | 99,200 m3 | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 323,400 m3 | +226.0% |
| 1982 | 282,000 m3 | -12.8% |
| 1983 | 437,900 m3 | +55.3% |
| 1984 | 405,700 m3 | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 520,200 m3 | +28.2% |
| 1986 | 582,400 m3 | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 628,600 m3 | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 358,300 m3 | -43.0% |
| 1989 | 200,000 m3 | -44.2% |
| 1990 | 125,000 m3 | -37.5% |
| 1991 | 185,800 m3 | +48.6% |
| 1992 | 257,148 m3 | +38.4% |
| 1993 | 341,559 m3 | +32.8% |
| 1994 | 490,115 m3 | +43.5% |
| 1995 | 547,115 m3 | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 594,115 m3 | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 584,115 m3 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 617,415 m3 | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 749,984 m3 | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 824,827 m3 | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 1.11 million m3 | +34.2% |
| 2002 | 1.03 million m3 | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 713,977 m3 | -30.7% |
| 2004 | 990,115 m3 | +38.7% |
| 2005 | 1.21 million m3 | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 1.33 million m3 | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 1.52 million m3 | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 1.58 million m3 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.65 million m3 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.35 million m3 | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 1.20 million m3 | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 756,535 m3 | -37.1% |
| 2013 | 690,701 m3 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 876,299 m3 | +26.9% |
| 2015 | 922,472 m3 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 873,753 m3 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.17 million m3 | +33.6% |
| 2018 | 500,502 m3 | -57.1% |
| 2019 | 323,290 m3 | -35.4% |
| 2020 | 345,170 m3 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 593,801 m3 | +72.0% |
| 2022 | 588,078 m3 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 458,697 m3 | -22.0% |
| 2024 | 477,876 m3 | +4.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood residues — Import quantity in Northern America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +226.0% | 99,200 m3 | 323,400 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 343,622 m3 | 252,100 m3 | 478,800 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 222,920 m3 | 93,800 m3 | 302,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 383,770 m3 | 99,200 m3 | 628,600 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 449,237 m3 | 125,000 m3 | 749,984 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.20 million m3 | 713,977 m3 | 1.65 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 866,621 m3 | 323,290 m3 | 1.35 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 492,724 m3 | 345,170 m3 | 593,801 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood residues — import quantity in Northern America?
- Wood residues — import quantity in Northern America was 477,876 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood residues — import quantity recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 million m3 in 2009.
- What is the lowest wood residues — import quantity recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 93,800 m3 in 1979.
- How does Northern America rank for wood residues — import quantity?
- Northern America ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood residues — import quantity rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America 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