Wood residues — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Wood residues — Import quantity was 10,320 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood residues — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood residues — import quantity in Saudi Arabia is 10,320 m3, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.2% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood residues — import quantity in Saudi Arabia peaked at 32,500 m3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 380 m3, in 2019.
Saudi Arabia ranks 38th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 530 m3 | — |
| 1993 | 1,157 m3 | +118.3% |
| 1994 | 1,600 m3 | +38.3% |
| 1995 | 1,479 m3 | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 1,600 m3 | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 500 m3 | -68.8% |
| 1998 | 700 m3 | +40.0% |
| 1999 | 5,100 m3 | +628.6% |
| 2000 | 1,800 m3 | -64.7% |
| 2001 | 4,000 m3 | +122.2% |
| 2002 | 4,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,633 m3 | -59.2% |
| 2005 | 1,633 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,633 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,633 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,633 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,633 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,020 m3 | +84.9% |
| 2011 | 1,058 m3 | -65.0% |
| 2012 | 1,427 m3 | +34.9% |
| 2013 | 1,283 m3 | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 13,360 m3 | +941.3% |
| 2015 | 1,264 m3 | -90.5% |
| 2016 | 5,110 m3 | +304.3% |
| 2017 | 5,110 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,198 m3 | -76.6% |
| 2019 | 380 m3 | -68.3% |
| 2020 | 1,570 m3 | +313.2% |
| 2021 | 2,334 m3 | +48.7% |
| 2022 | 27,600 m3 | +1082.5% |
| 2023 | 32,500 m3 | +17.8% |
| 2024 | 10,320 m3 | -68.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 10,320 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,776 m3, 5.8× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 10,320 m3 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 601 m3, 17.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood residues — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +1082.5% | 2,334 m3 | 27,600 m3 |
| 2014 | +941.3% | 1,283 m3 | 13,360 m3 |
| 1999 | +628.6% | 700 m3 | 5,100 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,583 m3 | 500 m3 | 5,100 m3 | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,360 m3 | 1,633 m3 | 4,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,321 m3 | 380 m3 | 13,360 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,865 m3 | 1,570 m3 | 32,500 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood residues — import quantity in Saudi Arabia?
- Wood residues — import quantity in Saudi Arabia was 10,320 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood residues — import quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 32,500 m3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest wood residues — import quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 380 m3 in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for wood residues — import quantity?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 38th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood residues — import quantity rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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