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Firewood and wood chips: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in firewood and wood chips totaled $14.7 billion (92.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were Vietnam (28%), the United States (18%) and Australia (7%); the top importers were Japan (22%), China (21%) and the United Kingdom (15%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 25%.

Summary

World trade
$14.7billion
Tonnes
92.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$159
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Vietnam$4.1 billion · 28%
  2. United States$2.7 billion · 18%
  3. Australia$1 billion · 7%
  4. Canada$736 million · 5%
  5. Latvia$680 million · 4.6%
  6. Thailand$559 million · 3.8%
  7. Germany$508 million · 3.5%
  8. Estonia$352 million · 2.4%
  9. Brazil$304 million · 2.1%
  10. Indonesia$302 million · 2.1%
  11. South Africa$231 million · 1.6%
  12. Chile$231 million · 1.6%
  13. Austria$227 million · 1.5%
  14. Malaysia$217 million · 1.5%
  15. Belgium$204 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  16. Lithuania$163 million · 1.1%
  17. France$155 million · 1.1%
  18. Netherlands$152 million · 1%
    re-exports
  19. Ukraine$148 million · 1%
  20. Poland$130 million · 0.89%

Top importers

  1. Japan$3.2 billion · 22.1%
  2. China$3.2 billion · 21.4%
  3. United Kingdom$2.2 billion · 14.9%
  4. Denmark$785 million · 5.3%
  5. South Korea$624 million · 4.2%
  6. Italy$538 million · 3.7%
  7. France$506 million · 3.4%
  8. Netherlands$435 million · 3%
    re-exports
  9. Sweden$299 million · 2%
  10. Germany$284 million · 1.9%
  11. Indonesia$269 million · 1.8%
  12. Austria$257 million · 1.7%
  13. Finland$204 million · 1.4%
  14. Belgium$196 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  15. United States$164 million · 1.1%
  16. Portugal$134 million · 0.91%
  17. Canada$132 million · 0.9%
  18. Switzerland$94 million · 0.64%
  19. Norway$92 million · 0.62%
  20. Taiwan$92 million · 0.62%

Trend

Who sells it

Vietnam has been the top exporter since 2012

Value in USD billions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • Vietnam 4.1
  • United States 2.7
  • Australia 1
  • Canada 0.74
  • Latvia 0.68

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Vietnam0.024.1
United States0.852.7
Australia0.61
Canada0.140.74
Latvia0.010.68

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 40% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $159

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$113
1996$107
1997$98
1998$91
1999$86
2000$89
2001$83
2002$74
2003$80
2004$87
2005$90
2006$92
2007$106
2008$121
2009$115
2010$117
2011$129
2012$127
2013$133
2014$136
2015$121
2016$110
2017$116
2018$129
2019$139
2020$128
2021$135
2022$178
2023$178
2024$159

What it includes

  • 4401 · Firewood and wood chips

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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