Sawnwood — Production in Denmark

Denmark: Sawnwood — Production was 276,000 m3 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
276,000 m3
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
86th
of 254 countries
All-time high
879,000 m3
in 1985
All-time low
196,000 m3
in 2004
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sawnwood — Production in Denmark, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 276,000 m3 for sawnwood — production in 2024.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sawnwood — production in Denmark peaked at 879,000 m3 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 196,000 m3, in 2004.

Denmark ranks 86th of 254 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Sawnwood — Production in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Sawnwood — Production in Denmark, 1961 to 2024.
Year m3 Change
1961 575,000 m3 —
1962 610,000 m3 +6.1%
1963 585,000 m3 -4.1%
1964 650,000 m3 +11.1%
1965 695,000 m3 +6.9%
1966 710,502 m3 +2.2%
1967 775,000 m3 +9.1%
1968 850,000 m3 +9.7%
1969 822,000 m3 -3.3%
1970 861,000 m3 +4.7%
1971 852,000 m3 -1.0%
1972 816,000 m3 -4.2%
1973 805,000 m3 -1.3%
1974 770,000 m3 -4.3%
1975 700,000 m3 -9.1%
1976 810,000 m3 +15.7%
1977 810,000 m3 +0.0%
1978 806,000 m3 -0.5%
1979 800,000 m3 -0.7%
1980 800,000 m3 +0.0%
1981 829,000 m3 +3.6%
1982 829,000 m3 +0.0%
1983 829,000 m3 +0.0%
1984 829,000 m3 +0.0%
1985 879,000 m3 +6.0%
1986 879,000 m3 +0.0%
1987 861,000 m3 -2.0%
1988 861,000 m3 +0.0%
1989 861,000 m3 +0.0%
1990 861,000 m3 +0.0%
1991 861,000 m3 +0.0%
1992 620,000 m3 -28.0%
1993 583,000 m3 -6.0%
1994 583,000 m3 +0.0%
1995 583,000 m3 +0.0%
1996 583,000 m3 +0.0%
1997 583,000 m3 +0.0%
1998 238,000 m3 -59.2%
1999 344,000 m3 +44.5%
2000 364,000 m3 +5.8%
2001 283,000 m3 -22.3%
2002 244,000 m3 -13.8%
2003 248,000 m3 +1.6%
2004 196,000 m3 -21.0%
2005 196,000 m3 +0.0%
2006 300,000 m3 +53.1%
2007 300,000 m3 +0.0%
2008 300,000 m3 +0.0%
2009 441,000 m3 +47.0%
2010 448,016 m3 +1.6%
2011 372,160 m3 -16.9%
2012 372,160 m3 +0.0%
2013 357,602 m3 -3.9%
2014 356,887 m3 -0.2%
2015 376,887 m3 +5.6%
2016 394,000 m3 +4.5%
2017 382,000 m3 -3.0%
2018 380,000 m3 -0.5%
2019 416,000 m3 +9.5%
2020 435,000 m3 +4.6%
2021 475,000 m3 +9.2%
2022 445,000 m3 -6.3%
2023 270,000 m3 -39.3%
2024 276,000 m3 +2.2%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 276,000 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 39,550 m3, 7.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 276,000 m3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 990,754 m3, 28% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sawnwood — Production in Denmark 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.

YearChange FromTo
1998 -59.2% 583,000 m3 238,000 m3
2006 +53.1% 196,000 m3 300,000 m3
2009 +47.0% 300,000 m3 441,000 m3
1999 +44.5% 238,000 m3 344,000 m3
2023 -39.3% 445,000 m3 270,000 m3

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 696,945 m3 575,000 m3 850,000 m3 9
1970s 803,000 m3 700,000 m3 861,000 m3 10
1980s 845,700 m3 800,000 m3 879,000 m3 10
1990s 583,900 m3 238,000 m3 861,000 m3 10
2000s 287,200 m3 196,000 m3 441,000 m3 10
2010s 385,571 m3 356,887 m3 448,016 m3 10
2020s 380,200 m3 270,000 m3 475,000 m3 5

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  3. 85 Kenya 279,000 m3 compare
  4. 87 Costa Rica 269,118 m3 compare
  5. 88 Caribbean 264,345 m3 compare
  6. 89 Zambia 245,000 m3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sawnwood — production in Denmark?
Sawnwood — production in Denmark was 276,000 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sawnwood — production recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 879,000 m3 in 1985.
What is the lowest sawnwood — production recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 196,000 m3 in 2004.
How does Denmark rank for sawnwood — production?
Denmark ranks 86th out of 254 countries with data for 2024.
Is sawnwood — production rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sawnwood — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sawnwood — Production
Unit
m3
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 12,905 data points, 1961–2024
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