China (People’s Republic of) vs Western Europe: Plywood and LVL — Import quantity

China (People’s Republic of)
1.07 million m3
in 2024
Western Europe
2.91 million m3
in 2024
China (People’s Republic of) rank
7th
Western Europe rank
9th

Plywood and LVL — Import quantity over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Western Europe
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How they compare

Western Europe currently reports 2.91 million m3 against 1.07 million m3 in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 1.84 million m3.

That makes Western Europe's figure about 2.7 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Europe ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 7th and Western Europe ranks 9th of 220 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 1 and Western Europe in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Western Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 28,178 m3 282,056 m3 253,878 m3 Western Europe
1970s 93,665 m3 1.06 million m3 965,235 m3 Western Europe
1980s 899,526 m3 1.75 million m3 851,244 m3 Western Europe
1990s 3.15 million m3 2.43 million m3 718,675 m3 China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 1.71 million m3 2.99 million m3 1.28 million m3 Western Europe
2010s 1.12 million m3 3.35 million m3 2.23 million m3 Western Europe
2020s 946,854 m3 3.20 million m3 2.25 million m3 Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher plywood and lvl — import quantity, China (People’s Republic of) or Western Europe?
Western Europe, at 2.91 million m3 against 1.07 million m3 in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in plywood and lvl — import quantity between China (People’s Republic of) and Western Europe?
1.84 million m3, with Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Western Europe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Western Europe rank globally for plywood and lvl — import quantity?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 7th and Western Europe ranks 9th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Plywood and LVL — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Plywood and LVL — Import quantity
Unit
m3
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 12,785 data points, 1961–2024
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