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Logs: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in logs totaled $12.8 billion (82.5 million tonnes). The top exporters were New Zealand (17%), the United States (14%) and Germany (7%); the top importers were China (43%), India (7%) and Sweden (6%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 20%.

Summary

World trade
$12.8billion
Tonnes
82.5million tonnes
Price per tonne
$154
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. New Zealand$2.2 billion · 16.8%
    see destinations
  2. United States$1.8 billion · 13.9%
    see destinations
  3. Germany$905 million · 7.1%
  4. Papua New Guinea$513 million · 4%
  5. Latvia$466 million · 3.6%
  6. Canada$446 million · 3.5%
  7. Norway$432 million · 3.4%
  8. Poland$415 million · 3.2%
  9. France$414 million · 3.2%
  10. Czechia$383 million · 3%
  11. Solomon Islands$291 million · 2.3%
  12. Slovakia$224 million · 1.8%
  13. Japan$212 million · 1.7%
  14. Estonia$208 million · 1.6%
  15. Russia$207 million · 1.6%
  16. Australia$206 million · 1.6%
  17. Finland$198 million · 1.6%
  18. Spain$198 million · 1.5%
  19. Sweden$190 million · 1.5%
  20. Slovenia$183 million · 1.4%

Top importers

  1. China$5.5 billion · 43.1%
    see sources
  2. India$856 million · 6.7%
  3. Sweden$816 million · 6.4%
  4. Austria$776 million · 6%
  5. Japan$459 million · 3.6%
  6. Germany$413 million · 3.2%
  7. Vietnam$315 million · 2.5%
  8. Canada$283 million · 2.2%
  9. Portugal$269 million · 2.1%
  10. Finland$253 million · 2%
  11. South Korea$239 million · 1.9%
  12. Czechia$218 million · 1.7%
  13. Italy$218 million · 1.7%
  14. Belgium$200 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  15. United States$178 million · 1.4%
  16. France$128 million · 1%
  17. Latvia$118 million · 0.92%
  18. United Kingdom$115 million · 0.89%
  19. Poland$110 million · 0.85%
  20. Spain$106 million · 0.83%

Trend

Who sells it

New Zealand has been the top exporter since 2016

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

  • New Zealand 2.2
  • United States 1.8
  • Germany 0.91
  • Papua New Guinea 0.51
  • Latvia 0.47

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
New Zealand0.532.2
United States31.8
Germany0.520.91
Papua New Guinea0.490.51
Latvia0.20.47

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne stayed close to $154 since 1995

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

  • 2024: $154

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$160
1996$156
1997$148
1998$117
1999$89
2000$95
2001$90
2002$76
2003$98
2004$95
2005$103
2006$101
2007$159
2008$178
2009$167
2010$155
2011$164
2012$167
2013$155
2014$172
2015$140
2016$122
2017$145
2018$160
2019$132
2020$116
2021$135
2022$168
2023$161
2024$154

What it includes

  • 4403 · Logs

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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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