In 2024, Germany shipped 99,000 m³ of oak logs to China, which corresponds to a year-on-year increase of 81% (2023: 54,500 m³). As a result, China received 63% of total German exports – compared to only 44% in the year before (2023: 124,000 m³).
Demand from Belgium tripled last year (13,300 m³; +191%), while shipments of oak logs to Vietnam (8,300 m³, +105%) more than doubled compared to 2023. Exports to France grew by 6%, from 7,100 m³ in 2023 to 7,600 m³ in 2024.
A decrease was recorded in oak log exports to Denmark, which were down by just over half, from 13,900 m³ in 2023 to 6,400 m³ last year. Sales in Sweden decreased by 31% to 3,800 m³. A downward trend can also be observed in deliveries to Poland (3,500 m³; -42%).
Meanwhile, oak log exports to Austria remained stable at 4,000 m³.
| Volumes in m³ | |||
| Country | 2023 | 2024 | Diff. in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 54,448 | 98,598 | 81 |
| Belgium | 4,574 | 13,301 | 191 |
| Vietnam | 4,056 | 8,298 | 105 |
| France | 7,142 | 7,551 | 6 |
| Denmark | 13,863 | 6,396 | –54 |
| Austria | 4,094 | 4,887 | 19 |
| Netherlands | 5,656 | 4,054 | –28 |
| Sweden | 11,870 | 3,780 | –68 |
| Poland | 8,179 | 3,453 | –58 |
| Italy | 1,626 | 1,471 | –10 |
| Other countries | 8,195 | 4,535 | –45 |
| Total | 123,703 | 156,324 | 26 |
