The United Kingdom is the largest importer of wood pellets in the world. In 2021, the UK imported over nine million metric tons of such products. Raw materials used for wood pellets include sawdust shavings as well as residue from chips, whole logs, and wood products.
Import volume of wood pellets worldwide in 2021, by major country (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Trade Map. (February 13, 2023). Import volume of wood pellets worldwide in 2021, by major country (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 11, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/477057/imports-of-wood-pellets-volume-by-key-country/
Trade Map. "Import volume of wood pellets worldwide in 2021, by major country (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. February 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/477057/imports-of-wood-pellets-volume-by-key-country/
Trade Map. (2023). Import volume of wood pellets worldwide in 2021, by major country (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/477057/imports-of-wood-pellets-volume-by-key-country/
Trade Map. "Import Volume of Wood Pellets Worldwide in 2021, by Major Country (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/477057/imports-of-wood-pellets-volume-by-key-country/
Trade Map, Import volume of wood pellets worldwide in 2021, by major country (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/477057/imports-of-wood-pellets-volume-by-key-country/ (last visited June 11, 2023)
Import volume of wood pellets worldwide in 2021, by major country (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Trade Map, February 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/477057/imports-of-wood-pellets-volume-by-key-country/