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Sawn wood: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in sawn wood totaled $36.8 billion (70.2 million tonnes). The top exporters were Canada (18%), Russia (10%) and Sweden (9%); the top importers were the United States (21%), China (18%) and the United Kingdom (6%). Compared with 2019, the value was stable.

Summary

World trade
$36.8billion
Tonnes
70.2million tonnes
Price per tonne
$522
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Canada$6.6 billion · 18%
    see destinations
  2. Russia$3.6 billion · 9.7%
    see destinations
  3. Sweden$3.5 billion · 9.4%
    see destinations
  4. United States$2.6 billion · 7.2%
    see destinations
  5. Germany$2.6 billion · 7%
    see destinations
  6. Finland$2.1 billion · 5.8%
    see destinations
  7. Austria$1.6 billion · 4.4%
    see destinations
  8. Thailand$1.3 billion · 3.4%
  9. Latvia$853 million · 2.3%
  10. Brazil$794 million · 2.2%
  11. Chile$794 million · 2.2%
  12. New Zealand$622 million · 1.7%
  13. France$487 million · 1.3%
  14. Malaysia$480 million · 1.3%
  15. Romania$471 million · 1.3%
  16. Belarus$462 million · 1.3%
  17. Croatia$460 million · 1.3%
  18. Ukraine$434 million · 1.2%
  19. Cameroon$424 million · 1.2%
  20. Czechia$415 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. United States$7.8 billion · 21.2%
    see sources
  2. China$6.7 billion · 18.3%
    see sources
  3. United Kingdom$2.2 billion · 6%
    see sources
  4. Japan$1.5 billion · 4%
    see sources
  5. Italy$1.3 billion · 3.5%
  6. Netherlands$1.1 billion · 3%
    re-exports
  7. Germany$1.1 billion · 2.9%
  8. France$948 million · 2.6%
  9. Egypt$781 million · 2.1%
  10. Mexico$717 million · 2%
  11. Saudi Arabia$626 million · 1.7%
  12. Belgium$591 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  13. Vietnam$555 million · 1.5%
  14. Austria$503 million · 1.4%
  15. India$490 million · 1.3%
  16. Canada$462 million · 1.3%
  17. South Korea$433 million · 1.2%
  18. Uzbekistan$425 million · 1.2%
  19. Denmark$420 million · 1.1%
  20. Spain$377 million · 1%

Trend

Who sells it

Canada has been the top exporter since 2019

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

  • Canada 6.6
  • Russia 3.6
  • Sweden 3.5
  • United States 2.6
  • Germany 2.6

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Canada8.26.6
Russia0.723.6
Sweden2.23.5
United States2.82.6
Germany0.52.6

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 36% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $522

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearUSD per tonne
1995$384
1996$350
1997$378
1998$335
1999$340
2000$557
2001$517
2002$336
2003$395
2004$391
2005$418
2006$448
2007$519
2008$579
2009$523
2010$493
2011$495
2012$496
2013$499
2014$515
2015$465
2016$440
2017$428
2018$455
2019$420
2020$433
2021$587
2022$640
2023$537
2024$522

What it includes

  • 4407 · Sawn wood

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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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