Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) β€” Production by country

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...

Countries reporting
83
Highest
44.08 million m3
China
Lowest
0 m3
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Median
70,000 m3
Years covered
30
1995–2024
Data points
2,885

What the numbers show

Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) β€” Production is currently reported for 83 countries. The highest value is 44.08 million m3 in China; the lowest is 0 m3 in Netherlands (Kingdom of the).

The median across all reporting countries is 70,000 m3, and the mean is 1.67 million m3.

Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 3,021.4%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 100.0%).

Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) β€” Production: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 44.08 million m3 2024 down 22.4% volatile
1 China, mainland 44.08 million m3 2024 down 22.4% volatile
3 TΓΌrkiye 6.80 million m3 2024 up 39.2% volatile
4 Brazil 6.40 million m3 2024 up 44.4% volatile
5 Thailand 5.08 million m3 2024 up 81.6% volatile
6 India 3.90 million m3 2024 up 451.6% volatile
7 Russian Federation 3.60 million m3 2024 up 91.0% volatile
8 Poland 2.74 million m3 2024 down 10.7% volatile
9 Germany 2.67 million m3 2024 down 34.9% rising
10 Belarus 1.85 million m3 2024 up 825.1% volatile
11 Malaysia 1.46 million m3 2024 unchanged rising
12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.40 million m3 2024 up 156.4% volatile
13 Republic of Korea 1.26 million m3 2024 down 37.2% rising
14 Spain 1.25 million m3 2024 down 8.6% rising
15 Australia and New Zealand 1.21 million m3 2024 up 1.2% rising
16 Canada 979,500 m3 2024 up 15.4% rising
17 Romania 886,940 m3 2024 up 52.4% volatile
18 Italy 881,000 m3 2024 up 20.7% rising
19 Chile 747,800 m3 2024 down 16.1% rising
20 Indonesia 700,000 m3 2024 up 100.0% volatile
21 France 669,110 m3 2024 down 15.3% rising
22 New Zealand 617,184 m3 2024 down 10.9% rising
23 Australia 590,000 m3 2024 up 18.0% rising
24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 575,000 m3 2024 down 23.2% rising
25 Argentina 542,773 m3 2024 up 4.4% rising
26 Portugal 465,000 m3 2024 down 3.4% rising
27 Ireland 438,450 m3 2024 up 4.1% rising
28 Hungary 390,000 m3 2024 up 133.0% volatile
29 Austria 348,000 m3 2024 down 36.7% rising
30 Japan 304,000 m3 2024 down 21.9% falling
31 Belgium 258,665 m3 2024 down 10.8% rising
32 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 212,000 m3 2024 unchanged rising
33 Viet Nam 160,000 m3 2024 unchanged volatile
34 Sri Lanka 150,000 m3 2024 unchanged rising
35 Luxembourg 147,000 m3 2024 up 22.5% volatile
35 Ukraine 147,000 m3 2024 β€” volatile
37 Switzerland 134,888 m3 2024 down 38.7% falling
38 Slovenia 122,000 m3 2024 down 6.2% rising
39 Colombia 100,000 m3 2024 unchanged volatile
40 Greece 77,065 m3 2024 up 9.8% volatile
41 Tunisia 75,000 m3 2024 up 127.3% rising
42 Uganda 70,000 m3 2024 up 366.7% rising
43 Pakistan 67,000 m3 2024 unchanged rising
44 Bulgaria 51,970 m3 2024 up 642.4% volatile
45 Uzbekistan 45,628 m3 2024 β€” volatile
46 Czechia 40,000 m3 2024 up 33.3% falling
47 Bosnia and Herzegovina 31,214 m3 2024 up 3,021.4% volatile
48 Mexico 29,000 m3 2024 unchanged rising
49 Ecuador 28,000 m3 2024 unchanged rising
50 Malawi 19,000 m3 2024 up 58.3% rising
51 Egypt 18,000 m3 2024 unchanged flat
52 Israel 14,000 m3 2024 unchanged volatile
53 Albania 0 m3 2024 β€” flat
53 Armenia 0 m3 2024 β€” flat
53 Azerbaijan 0 m3 2024 β€” flat
53 Cyprus 0 m3 2024 β€” flat
53 Denmark 0 m3 2024 β€” volatile
53 Estonia 0 m3 2024 β€” flat
53 Finland 0 m3 2024 β€” volatile
53 Georgia 0 m3 2024 β€” flat
53 Ghana 0 m3 2024 β€” flat
53 Croatia 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
53 Iceland 0 m3 2024 β€” flat
53 Kazakhstan 0 m3 2024 β€” volatile
53 Kyrgyzstan 0 m3 2024 β€” flat
53 Liechtenstein 0 m3 2024 β€” volatile
53 Lithuania 0 m3 2024 β€” volatile
53 Latvia 0 m3 2024 β€” volatile
53 North Macedonia 0 m3 2024 β€” flat
53 Malta 0 m3 2024 β€” flat
53 Montenegro 0 m3 2024 β€” flat
53 Mauritius 0 m3 2024 β€” flat
53 Norway 0 m3 2024 β€” volatile
53 Serbia 0 m3 2024 β€” flat
53 Slovakia 0 m3 2024 β€” volatile
53 Sweden 0 m3 2024 β€” volatile
53 Seychelles 0 m3 2024 β€” flat
53 Tajikistan 0 m3 2024 β€” flat
53 Turkmenistan 0 m3 2024 β€” flat
53 Uruguay 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% volatile
53 Serbia and Montenegro 0 m3 2005 β€” flat
53 Republic of Moldova 0 m3 2024 β€” flat
53 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 m3 2024 β€” flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) β€” Production
Unit
m3
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
113 places, 2,885 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

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