The United States was the world's greatest wood pellet exporter country in 2021, with an export volume of over 7.5 million metric tons. Canada followed, with an export volume of just over 3.1 million metric tons. By comparison, Belgium ranked last among the ten largest exporters, with wood pellet exports amounting to nearly 586 thousand metric tons. Raw materials used for wood pellets include sawdust shavings as well as residue from chips, whole logs, and wood products.
Export volume of wood pellets worldwide in 2021, by major country (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Trade Map. (December 23, 2022). Export volume of wood pellets worldwide in 2021, by major country (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/477086/exports-of-wood-pellets-volume-by-key-country/
Trade Map. "Export volume of wood pellets worldwide in 2021, by major country (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. December 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/477086/exports-of-wood-pellets-volume-by-key-country/
Trade Map. (2022). Export volume of wood pellets worldwide in 2021, by major country (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/477086/exports-of-wood-pellets-volume-by-key-country/
Trade Map. "Export Volume of Wood Pellets Worldwide in 2021, by Major Country (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/477086/exports-of-wood-pellets-volume-by-key-country/
Trade Map, Export volume of wood pellets worldwide in 2021, by major country (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/477086/exports-of-wood-pellets-volume-by-key-country/ (last visited June 01, 2023)
Export volume of wood pellets worldwide in 2021, by major country (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Trade Map, December 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/477086/exports-of-wood-pellets-volume-by-key-country/