Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Production in Australia
Australia: Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Production was 590,000 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Production in Australia, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Australia recorded 590,000 m3 for medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — production in Australia peaked at 798,000 m3 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 86,000 m3, in 1995.
That places Australia 26th out of 90 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Production in Australia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 86,000 m3 | — |
| 1996 | 377,000 m3 | +338.4% |
| 1997 | 434,000 m3 | +15.1% |
| 1998 | 501,000 m3 | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 495,000 m3 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 621,000 m3 | +25.5% |
| 2001 | 712,000 m3 | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 732,000 m3 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 786,000 m3 | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 795,000 m3 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 794,000 m3 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 798,000 m3 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 680,000 m3 | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 710,000 m3 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 632,000 m3 | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 558,000 m3 | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 605,000 m3 | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 466,000 m3 | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 463,000 m3 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 500,000 m3 | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 574,000 m3 | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 593,000 m3 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 593,333 m3 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 593,333 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 585,000 m3 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 530,000 m3 | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 590,000 m3 | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 595,000 m3 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 595,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 590,000 m3 | -0.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 590,000 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 134,888 m3, 4.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Australia's 590,000 m3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 658,592 m3, 90% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Production in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +338.4% | 86,000 m3 | 377,000 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 378,600 m3 | 86,000 m3 | 501,000 m3 | 5 |
| 2000s | 726,000 m3 | 621,000 m3 | 798,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 553,067 m3 | 463,000 m3 | 605,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 580,000 m3 | 530,000 m3 | 595,000 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 23 Indonesia 700,000 m3 compare
- 24 France 669,110 m3 compare
- 25 New Zealand 617,184 m3 compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 575,000 m3 compare
- 27 United Kingdom 575,000 m3 compare
- 29 Argentina 542,773 m3 compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — production in Australia?
- Medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — production in Australia was 590,000 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — production recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 798,000 m3 in 2006.
- What is the lowest medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — production recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,000 m3 in 1995.
- How does Australia rank for medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — production?
- Australia ranks 26th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — production rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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