Canada vs China: Wood-based panels — Import quantity
Wood-based panels — Import quantity over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 2.85 million m3 against 2.64 million m3 in Canada, a difference of 209,230 m3.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 7th and China ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 137,757 m3 | 36,146 m3 | 101,611 m3 | Canada |
| 1970s | 528,378 m3 | 103,735 m3 | 424,643 m3 | Canada |
| 1980s | 345,940 m3 | 999,416 m3 | 653,476 m3 | China |
| 1990s | 714,582 m3 | 4.46 million m3 | 3.74 million m3 | China |
| 2000s | 2.00 million m3 | 4.28 million m3 | 2.28 million m3 | China |
| 2010s | 2.97 million m3 | 2.57 million m3 | 398,123 m3 | Canada |
| 2020s | 2.67 million m3 | 2.83 million m3 | 153,232 m3 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wood-based panels — import quantity, Canada or China?
- China, at 2.85 million m3 against 2.64 million m3 in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wood-based panels — import quantity between Canada and China?
- 209,230 m3, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Canada ranks 7th and China ranks 6th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Wood-based panels — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en