Particle board — Import quantity in Japan
Japan: Particle board — Import quantity was 220,440 m3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Particle board — Import quantity in Japan, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Japan recorded 220,440 m3 for particle board — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, particle board — import quantity in Japan peaked at 672,800 m3 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 176,000 m3, in 1999.
Japan ranks 34th of 243 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Particle board — Import quantity in Japan, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 361,000 m3 | — |
| 1996 | 553,100 m3 | +53.2% |
| 1997 | 672,800 m3 | +21.6% |
| 1998 | 198,000 m3 | -70.6% |
| 1999 | 176,000 m3 | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 181,000 m3 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 199,000 m3 | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 201,000 m3 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 222,000 m3 | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 228,000 m3 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 229,000 m3 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 223,000 m3 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 222,000 m3 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 187,000 m3 | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 183,000 m3 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 210,000 m3 | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 272,455 m3 | +29.7% |
| 2012 | 279,000 m3 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 292,000 m3 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 263,000 m3 | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 285,872 m3 | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 302,080 m3 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 248,217 m3 | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 256,992 m3 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 277,914 m3 | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 240,944 m3 | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 257,406 m3 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 346,473 m3 | +34.6% |
| 2023 | 240,785 m3 | -30.5% |
| 2024 | 220,440 m3 | -8.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 220,440 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 51,795 m3, 4.3× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Japan's 220,440 m3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,076 m3, 106.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Particle board — Import quantity in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -70.6% | 672,800 m3 | 198,000 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 392,180 m3 | 176,000 m3 | 672,800 m3 | 5 |
| 2000s | 207,500 m3 | 181,000 m3 | 229,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 268,753 m3 | 210,000 m3 | 302,080 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 261,210 m3 | 220,440 m3 | 346,473 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.8 % 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 -0.4957 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is particle board — import quantity in Japan?
- Particle board — import quantity in Japan was 220,440 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest particle board — import quantity recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 672,800 m3 in 1997.
- What is the lowest particle board — import quantity recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 176,000 m3 in 1999.
- How does Japan rank for particle board — import quantity?
- Japan ranks 34th out of 243 countries with data for 2024.
- Is particle board — import quantity rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Particle board — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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