Veneer sheets — Import quantity in China
China: Veneer sheets — Import quantity was 2.86 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Veneer sheets — Import quantity in China, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
China recorded 2.86 million m3 for veneer sheets — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 134.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, veneer sheets — import quantity in China peaked at 3.60 million m3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 100 m3, in 1961.
That places China 1st out of 239 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Veneer sheets — Import quantity in China, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,100 m3 | +1000.0% |
| 1966 | 100 m3 | -90.9% |
| 1967 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 500 m3 | +400.0% |
| 1973 | 600 m3 | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 1,100 m3 | +83.3% |
| 1975 | 1,500 m3 | +36.4% |
| 1976 | 1,500 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2,400 m3 | +60.0% |
| 1978 | 15,400 m3 | +541.7% |
| 1979 | 17,600 m3 | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 22,700 m3 | +29.0% |
| 1981 | 35,200 m3 | +55.1% |
| 1982 | 54,600 m3 | +55.1% |
| 1983 | 48,500 m3 | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 73,300 m3 | +51.1% |
| 1985 | 44,400 m3 | -39.4% |
| 1986 | 49,600 m3 | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 95,900 m3 | +93.3% |
| 1988 | 117,700 m3 | +22.7% |
| 1989 | 106,400 m3 | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 97,400 m3 | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 134,700 m3 | +38.3% |
| 1992 | 470,395 m3 | +249.2% |
| 1993 | 375,491 m3 | -20.2% |
| 1994 | 546,600 m3 | +45.6% |
| 1995 | 616,900 m3 | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 642,200 m3 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 1.04 million m3 | +62.5% |
| 1998 | 1.09 million m3 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 642,369 m3 | -41.2% |
| 2000 | 861,143 m3 | +34.1% |
| 2001 | 595,081 m3 | -30.9% |
| 2002 | 612,207 m3 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 411,420 m3 | -32.8% |
| 2004 | 380,638 m3 | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 314,730 m3 | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 306,258 m3 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 294,497 m3 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 245,085 m3 | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 197,107 m3 | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 286,537 m3 | +45.4% |
| 2011 | 379,540 m3 | +32.5% |
| 2012 | 524,622 m3 | +38.2% |
| 2013 | 800,016 m3 | +52.5% |
| 2014 | 1.22 million m3 | +52.2% |
| 2015 | 1.21 million m3 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.07 million m3 | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 945,435 m3 | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 1.15 million m3 | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 1.40 million m3 | +22.1% |
| 2020 | 1.74 million m3 | +24.2% |
| 2021 | 3.60 million m3 | +106.8% |
| 2022 | 3.27 million m3 | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 2.60 million m3 | -20.7% |
| 2024 | 2.86 million m3 | +10.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2.86 million m3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 459 m3, 6224.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 2.86 million m3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 234 m3, 12209.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Veneer sheets — Import quantity in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +1000.0% | 100 m3 | 1,100 m3 |
| 1978 | +541.7% | 2,400 m3 | 15,400 m3 |
| 1972 | +400.0% | 100 m3 | 500 m3 |
| 1992 | +249.2% | 134,700 m3 | 470,395 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 211.11 m3 | 100 m3 | 1,100 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,080 m3 | 100 m3 | 17,600 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 64,830 m3 | 22,700 m3 | 117,700 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 566,216 m3 | 97,400 m3 | 1.09 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 421,817 m3 | 197,107 m3 | 861,143 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 898,695 m3 | 286,537 m3 | 1.40 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 million m3 | 1.74 million m3 | 3.60 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 China, mainland 2.71 million m3 compare
- 3 India 872,245 m3 compare
- 4 United States of America 594,026 m3 compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 7.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 7,732 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -15.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, per capita 0.0008 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, gaps filled 9.18 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is veneer sheets — import quantity in China?
- Veneer sheets — import quantity in China was 2.86 million m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest veneer sheets — import quantity recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.60 million m3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest veneer sheets — import quantity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 m3 in 1961.
- How does China rank for veneer sheets — import quantity?
- China ranks 1st out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is veneer sheets — import quantity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Veneer sheets — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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