Plywood and LVL — 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
146
Highest
60.57 million m3
China
Lowest
0 m3
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Median
52,500 m3
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
10,471
What the numbers show
Plywood and LVL — Production is currently reported for 146 countries. The highest value is 60.57 million m3 in China; the lowest is 0 m3 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 52,500 m3, and the mean is 1.26 million m3.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in United Republic of Tanzania (up 19,279.8%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Plywood and LVL — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 60.57 million m3 | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 60.41 million m3 | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 12.00 million m3 | 2024 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 4 | United States | 8.95 million m3 | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 5 | Indonesia | 3.89 million m3 | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 3.66 million m3 | 2024 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Russia | 3.45 million m3 | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 3.45 million m3 | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 9 | Vietnam | 3.35 million m3 | 2024 | up 532.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 3.35 million m3 | 2024 | up 532.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Japan | 2.51 million m3 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 12 | Canada | 1.56 million m3 | 2024 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 13 | USSR | 1.50 million m3 | 1991 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 14 | Chile | 1.29 million m3 | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Malaysia | 1.14 million m3 | 2024 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Finland | 920,000 m3 | 2024 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 17 | Turkey | 605,000 m3 | 2024 | up 303.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Türkiye | 605,000 m3 | 2024 | up 303.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Italy | 581,745 m3 | 2024 | up 119.0% | falling |
| 20 | Thailand | 529,000 m3 | 2024 | up 340.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Poland | 505,000 m3 | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 22 | Cambodia | 452,000 m3 | 2024 | up 3,666.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Australia and New Zealand | 387,111 m3 | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Belarus | 343,000 m3 | 2024 | up 84.6% | rising |
| 25 | Spain | 336,934 m3 | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Latvia | 306,852 m3 | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 27 | Ukraine | 300,000 m3 | 2024 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 28 | Uruguay | 263,000 m3 | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 240,000 m3 | 2024 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 30 | France | 228,582 m3 | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 31 | Romania | 226,870 m3 | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 32 | Cote d'Ivoire | 210,847 m3 | 2024 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 210,847 m3 | 2024 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Estonia | 209,900 m3 | 2024 | up 347.0% | volatile |
| 35 | New Zealand | 207,111 m3 | 2024 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Mexico | 206,842 m3 | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 37 | United Republic of Tanzania | 200,000 m3 | 2024 | up 19,279.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Philippines | 182,000 m3 | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 39 | Republic of Korea | 181,000 m3 | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Australia | 180,000 m3 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 41 | Pakistan | 178,000 m3 | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Nepal | 170,000 m3 | 2024 | up 466.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Austria | 168,800 m3 | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 44 | China, Taiwan Province of | 164,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 45 | Myanmar | 159,821 m3 | 2024 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Argentina | 157,000 m3 | 2024 | up 101.3% | rising |
| 47 | Kazakhstan | 146,000 m3 | 2024 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Colombia | 134,492 m3 | 2024 | up 136.0% | rising |
| 49 | Uganda | 130,000 m3 | 2024 | up 2,500.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Ecuador | 129,310 m3 | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 51 | South Africa | 120,000 m3 | 2024 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Portugal | 119,322 m3 | 2024 | up 312.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Gabon | 110,000 m3 | 2024 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 54 | Israel | 109,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 55 | Slovakia | 105,367 m3 | 2024 | up 305.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Morocco | 100,000 m3 | 2024 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Slovenia | 95,000 m3 | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 58 | Sweden | 90,000 m3 | 2024 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 59 | Paraguay | 87,000 m3 | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Czechoslovakia | 87,000 m3 | 1992 | down 68.0% | rising |
| 61 | Germany | 78,794 m3 | 2024 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 62 | Belgium | 78,000 m3 | 2024 | up 223.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Melanesia | 75,000 m3 | 2024 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Lithuania | 74,400 m3 | 2024 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 65 | Yugoslav SFR | 71,000 m3 | 1991 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 66 | Kenya | 66,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 67 | Papua New Guinea | 64,000 m3 | 2024 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 59,000 m3 | 1999 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 69 | Nigeria | 56,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Hungary | 55,627 m3 | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Ethiopia | 55,330 m3 | 2024 | up 130.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Laos | 55,000 m3 | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 55,000 m3 | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Mali | 50,000 m3 | 2024 | up 85.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Malawi | 38,000 m3 | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Greece | 37,019 m3 | 2024 | up 76.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Lebanon | 34,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Guatemala | 30,246 m3 | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Tunisia | 30,000 m3 | 2024 | up 650.0% | rising |
| 80 | Cameroon | 28,000 m3 | 2024 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Egypt | 28,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 27,637 m3 | 2024 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 83 | Ghana | 24,466 m3 | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Algeria | 23,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Serbia | 23,000 m3 | 2024 | up 64.3% | flat |
| 86 | Honduras | 22,641 m3 | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Guinea | 20,562 m3 | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Guyana | 15,800 m3 | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 15,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Bhutan | 14,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 91 | Fiji | 11,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 91 | Serbia and Montenegro | 11,000 m3 | 2005 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 93 | Angola | 10,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 9,764 m3 | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 95 | Zimbabwe | 8,821 m3 | 2024 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Congo | 8,062 m3 | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Eswatini | 8,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 97 | Syria | 8,000 m3 | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 97 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8,000 m3 | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 100 | Moldova | 6,461 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Republic of Moldova | 6,461 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 6,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 103 | Madagascar | 5,489 m3 | 2024 | up 3,608.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Brunei | 5,000 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Zambia | 5,000 m3 | 2024 | up 455.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 5,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 104 | Brunei Darussalam | 5,000 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Panama | 4,000 m3 | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Equatorial Guinea | 3,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Cuba | 2,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Singapore | 2,000 m3 | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Suriname | 2,000 m3 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Caribbean | 2,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 110 | Ethiopia PDR | 2,000 m3 | 1992 | unchanged | rising |
| 115 | Benin | 1,875 m3 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 116 | Montenegro | 1,530 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Central African Republic | 1,500 m3 | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,319 m3 | 2024 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Belize | 1,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Mongolia | 1,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 119 | Mozambique | 1,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 119 | Mauritania | 1,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Namibia | 1,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Togo | 1,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 125 | Croatia | 447 m3 | 2024 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Bangladesh | 414 m3 | 2024 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Uzbekistan | 88 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Cyprus | 5 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 129 | Albania | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Armenia | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Switzerland | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Costa Rica | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Denmark | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | United Kingdom | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Ireland | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Liberia | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Liechtenstein | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | North Macedonia | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Norway | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Peru | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Rwanda | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 113.26 million m3
- Asia 86.31 million m3
- Eastern Asia 63.26 million m3
- Americas 16.54 million m3
- Southern Asia 12.37 million m3
- Northern America 10.51 million m3
- South-Eastern Asia 9.77 million m3
- United States of America 8.95 million m3
- Europe 8.61 million m3
- South America 5.75 million m3
- Eastern Europe 5.26 million m3
- European Union (27) 4.49 million m3
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.14 million m3
- Northern Europe 1.60 million m3
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.36 million m3
- Africa 1.35 million m3
- Southern Europe 1.20 million m3
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 805,810 m3
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 791,200 m3
- Western Asia 756,005 m3
- Western Europe 554,176 m3
- Eastern Africa 509,640 m3
- Oceania 462,111 m3
- Western Africa 365,750 m3
- Central America 274,493 m3
- Northern Africa 181,000 m3
- Middle Africa 161,881 m3
- Central Asia 146,088 m3
- Southern Africa 129,000 m3
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 97,800 m3
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