Australia and New Zealand vs Malaysia: Wood-based panels — Production

Australia and New Zealand
2.67 million m3
in 2024
Malaysia
2.90 million m3
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
23rd
Malaysia rank
22nd

Wood-based panels — Production over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Malaysia
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2.90 million m3 against 2.67 million m3 in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 232,750 m3.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

Australia and New Zealand ranks 23rd and Malaysia ranks 22nd of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 520,333 m3 55,200 m3 465,133 m3 Australia and New Zealand
1970s 905,130 m3 391,360 m3 513,770 m3 Australia and New Zealand
1980s 1.30 million m3 845,030 m3 456,530 m3 Australia and New Zealand
1990s 2.05 million m3 3.70 million m3 1.64 million m3 Malaysia
2000s 3.27 million m3 6.54 million m3 3.27 million m3 Malaysia
2010s 2.90 million m3 5.17 million m3 2.27 million m3 Malaysia
2020s 2.78 million m3 3.12 million m3 339,466 m3 Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wood-based panels — production, Australia and New Zealand or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 2.90 million m3 against 2.67 million m3 in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in wood-based panels — production between Australia and New Zealand and Malaysia?
232,750 m3, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Malaysia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Malaysia rank globally for wood-based panels — production?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 23rd and Malaysia ranks 22nd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Wood-based panels — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wood-based panels — Production
Unit
m3
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
264 places, 10,252 data points, 1961–2024
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