Wood residues — Import quantity in Switzerland
Switzerland: Wood residues — Import quantity was 266,599 m3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood residues — Import quantity in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is 266,599 m3, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.2% on the previous year and up 210.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood residues — import quantity in Switzerland peaked at 452,000 m3 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 35,100 m3, in 1964.
That places Switzerland 9th out of 222 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Wood residues — Import quantity in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 35,100 m3 | — |
| 1965 | 36,300 m3 | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 50,000 m3 | +37.7% |
| 1967 | 55,500 m3 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 53,800 m3 | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 67,500 m3 | +25.5% |
| 1970 | 120,200 m3 | +78.1% |
| 1971 | 141,400 m3 | +17.6% |
| 1972 | 190,500 m3 | +34.7% |
| 1973 | 230,800 m3 | +21.2% |
| 1974 | 239,000 m3 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 285,500 m3 | +19.5% |
| 1976 | 357,900 m3 | +25.4% |
| 1977 | 238,500 m3 | -33.4% |
| 1978 | 307,300 m3 | +28.8% |
| 1979 | 345,000 m3 | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 391,600 m3 | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 402,000 m3 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 362,000 m3 | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 381,000 m3 | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 382,000 m3 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 354,000 m3 | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 386,000 m3 | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 393,000 m3 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 372,000 m3 | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 364,000 m3 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 341,000 m3 | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 345,000 m3 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 427,086 m3 | +23.8% |
| 1993 | 429,484 m3 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 452,000 m3 | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 353,000 m3 | -21.9% |
| 1996 | 338,000 m3 | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 302,000 m3 | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 286,000 m3 | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 264,000 m3 | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 279,290 m3 | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 283,580 m3 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 282,704 m3 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 235,000 m3 | -16.9% |
| 2004 | 251,745 m3 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 268,944 m3 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 282,704 m3 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 231,453 m3 | -18.1% |
| 2008 | 199,564 m3 | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 194,650 m3 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 219,667 m3 | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 110,074 m3 | -49.9% |
| 2012 | 90,992 m3 | -17.3% |
| 2013 | 97,352 m3 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 85,846 m3 | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 98,053 m3 | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 93,294 m3 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 191,908 m3 | +105.7% |
| 2018 | 206,562 m3 | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 144,096 m3 | -30.2% |
| 2020 | 144,096 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 231,985 m3 | +61.0% |
| 2022 | 199,156 m3 | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 218,095 m3 | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 266,599 m3 | +22.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 266,599 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,776 m3, 150.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 266,599 m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,286 m3, 42.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood residues — Import quantity in Switzerland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +105.7% | 93,294 m3 | 191,908 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49,700 m3 | 35,100 m3 | 67,500 m3 | 6 |
| 1970s | 245,610 m3 | 120,200 m3 | 357,900 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 378,760 m3 | 354,000 m3 | 402,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 353,757 m3 | 264,000 m3 | 452,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 250,963 m3 | 194,650 m3 | 283,580 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 133,784 m3 | 85,846 m3 | 219,667 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 211,986 m3 | 144,096 m3 | 266,599 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 11.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2741 % 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 0.0914 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood residues — import quantity in Switzerland?
- Wood residues — import quantity in Switzerland was 266,599 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood residues — import quantity recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 452,000 m3 in 1994.
- What is the lowest wood residues — import quantity recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,100 m3 in 1964.
- How does Switzerland rank for wood residues — import quantity?
- Switzerland ranks 9th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood residues — import quantity rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 210.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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