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

Japan
11.22 m3 per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
12.09 m3 per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
22nd
Switzerland rank
20th

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

  • Japan
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 12.09 m3 per square kilometre against 11.22 m3 per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.87 m3 per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 20th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 9.99 m3 per square kilometre 6.22 m3 per square kilometre 3.78 m3 per square kilometre Japan
1970s 24.19 m3 per square kilometre 13.86 m3 per square kilometre 10.33 m3 per square kilometre Japan
1980s 24.31 m3 per square kilometre 16.94 m3 per square kilometre 7.37 m3 per square kilometre Japan
1990s 19.52 m3 per square kilometre 18.77 m3 per square kilometre 0.7575 m3 per square kilometre Japan
2000s 13.76 m3 per square kilometre 23.79 m3 per square kilometre 10.03 m3 per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 13.02 m3 per square kilometre 21.79 m3 per square kilometre 8.77 m3 per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 12.63 m3 per square kilometre 13.39 m3 per square kilometre 0.7539 m3 per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre, Japan or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 12.09 m3 per square kilometre against 11.22 m3 per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre between Japan and Switzerland?
0.87 m3 per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 20th 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.