Wood residues — Import quantity in Norway
Norway: Wood residues — Import quantity was 345,561 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood residues — Import quantity in Norway, 1964–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Norway recorded 345,561 m3 for wood residues — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood residues — import quantity in Norway peaked at 797,000 m3 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21,000 m3, in 1964.
Norway ranks 7th 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 21,000 m3 | — |
| 1965 | 31,700 m3 | +51.0% |
| 1966 | 21,600 m3 | -31.9% |
| 1967 | 29,600 m3 | +37.0% |
| 1968 | 42,600 m3 | +43.9% |
| 1969 | 58,600 m3 | +37.6% |
| 1970 | 128,500 m3 | +119.3% |
| 1971 | 108,300 m3 | -15.7% |
| 1972 | 88,700 m3 | -18.1% |
| 1973 | 112,600 m3 | +26.9% |
| 1974 | 137,100 m3 | +21.8% |
| 1975 | 163,400 m3 | +19.2% |
| 1976 | 125,000 m3 | -23.5% |
| 1977 | 165,800 m3 | +32.6% |
| 1978 | 152,600 m3 | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 253,000 m3 | +65.8% |
| 1980 | 210,600 m3 | -16.8% |
| 1981 | 149,100 m3 | -29.2% |
| 1982 | 300,000 m3 | +101.2% |
| 1983 | 202,700 m3 | -32.4% |
| 1984 | 198,300 m3 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 160,700 m3 | -19.0% |
| 1986 | 185,200 m3 | +15.2% |
| 1987 | 220,900 m3 | +19.3% |
| 1988 | 157,700 m3 | -28.6% |
| 1989 | 134,900 m3 | -14.5% |
| 1990 | 154,900 m3 | +14.8% |
| 1991 | 74,700 m3 | -51.8% |
| 1992 | 148,400 m3 | +98.7% |
| 1993 | 133,600 m3 | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 128,100 m3 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 139,000 m3 | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 186,000 m3 | +33.8% |
| 1997 | 258,400 m3 | +38.9% |
| 1998 | 280,000 m3 | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 266,000 m3 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 382,000 m3 | +43.6% |
| 2001 | 338,000 m3 | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 281,000 m3 | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 350,454 m3 | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 472,486 m3 | +34.8% |
| 2005 | 380,944 m3 | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 250,650 m3 | -34.2% |
| 2007 | 260,230 m3 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 256,085 m3 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 238,450 m3 | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 255,108 m3 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 255,100 m3 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 129,540 m3 | -49.2% |
| 2013 | 148,758 m3 | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 337,017 m3 | +126.6% |
| 2015 | 605,000 m3 | +79.5% |
| 2016 | 797,000 m3 | +31.7% |
| 2017 | 289,888 m3 | -63.6% |
| 2018 | 317,106 m3 | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 488,606 m3 | +54.1% |
| 2020 | 464,208 m3 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 367,391 m3 | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 334,657 m3 | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 356,322 m3 | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 345,561 m3 | -3.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 345,561 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,776 m3, 194.6× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Norway's 345,561 m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,286 m3, 55.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34,183 m3 | 21,000 m3 | 58,600 m3 | 6 |
| 1970s | 143,500 m3 | 88,700 m3 | 253,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 192,010 m3 | 134,900 m3 | 300,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 176,910 m3 | 74,700 m3 | 280,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 321,030 m3 | 238,450 m3 | 472,486 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 362,312 m3 | 129,540 m3 | 797,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 373,628 m3 | 334,657 m3 | 464,208 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood residues — import quantity in Norway?
- Wood residues — import quantity in Norway was 345,561 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood residues — import quantity recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 797,000 m3 in 2016.
- What is the lowest wood residues — import quantity recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,000 m3 in 1964.
- How does Norway rank for wood residues — import quantity?
- Norway ranks 7th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood residues — import quantity rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway 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