Japan vs Malaysia: Plywood and LVL — Import quantity

Japan
2.21 million m3
in 2024
Malaysia
1.48 million m3
in 2024
Japan rank
1st
Malaysia rank
2nd

Plywood and LVL — Import quantity over time

  • Japan
  • Malaysia
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.21 million m3 against 1.48 million m3 in Malaysia, a difference of 733,010 m3.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.

Japan ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 2nd of 236 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 11,974 m3 7,222 m3 4,751 m3 Japan
1970s 378,860 m3 8,330 m3 370,530 m3 Japan
1980s 841,670 m3 25,000 m3 816,670 m3 Japan
1990s 4.12 million m3 18,593 m3 4.10 million m3 Japan
2000s 4.49 million m3 57,101 m3 4.43 million m3 Japan
2010s 3.16 million m3 520,749 m3 2.64 million m3 Japan
2020s 2.38 million m3 1.23 million m3 1.15 million m3 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher plywood and lvl — import quantity, Japan or Malaysia?
Japan, at 2.21 million m3 against 1.48 million m3 in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in plywood and lvl — import quantity between Japan and Malaysia?
733,010 m3, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for plywood and lvl — import quantity?
Japan ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 2nd of 236 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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