Japan vs Malaysia: Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre

Japan
11.22 m3 per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
9.05 m3 per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
22nd
Malaysia rank
25th

Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 11.22 m3 per square kilometre against 9.05 m3 per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 2.17 m3 per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 22nd and Malaysia ranks 25th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 9.99 m3 per square kilometre 0.168 m3 per square kilometre 9.82 m3 per square kilometre Japan
1970s 24.19 m3 per square kilometre 1.19 m3 per square kilometre 23 m3 per square kilometre Japan
1980s 24.31 m3 per square kilometre 2.57 m3 per square kilometre 21.73 m3 per square kilometre Japan
1990s 19.52 m3 per square kilometre 11.25 m3 per square kilometre 8.27 m3 per square kilometre Japan
2000s 13.76 m3 per square kilometre 19.89 m3 per square kilometre 6.13 m3 per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 13.02 m3 per square kilometre 15.74 m3 per square kilometre 2.72 m3 per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 12.63 m3 per square kilometre 9.67 m3 per square kilometre 2.96 m3 per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre, Japan or Malaysia?
Japan, at 11.22 m3 per square kilometre against 9.05 m3 per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre between Japan and Malaysia?
2.17 m3 per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 22nd and Malaysia ranks 25th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre
Unit
m3 per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 7,056 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Wood-based panels — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.