Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Asia
Asia: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 35.89 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Asia recorded 35.89 million m3 for wood-based panels — export quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in Asia peaked at 35.89 million m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 517,300 m3, in 1961.
Asia ranks 3rd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Asia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 517,300 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 591,100 m3 | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 679,262 m3 | +14.9% |
| 1964 | 922,600 m3 | +35.8% |
| 1965 | 1.03 million m3 | +12.0% |
| 1966 | 1.55 million m3 | +50.0% |
| 1967 | 1.58 million m3 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 2.29 million m3 | +45.1% |
| 1969 | 2.47 million m3 | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 2.88 million m3 | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 3.22 million m3 | +11.8% |
| 1972 | 3.67 million m3 | +13.9% |
| 1973 | 4.02 million m3 | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 2.79 million m3 | -30.5% |
| 1975 | 3.17 million m3 | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 4.08 million m3 | +29.0% |
| 1977 | 4.19 million m3 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 4.60 million m3 | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 4.24 million m3 | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 3.77 million m3 | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 4.50 million m3 | +19.6% |
| 1982 | 4.21 million m3 | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 5.05 million m3 | +20.1% |
| 1984 | 5.50 million m3 | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 6.17 million m3 | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 6.91 million m3 | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 8.76 million m3 | +26.8% |
| 1988 | 9.39 million m3 | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 11.02 million m3 | +17.3% |
| 1990 | 11.57 million m3 | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 11.86 million m3 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 13.42 million m3 | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 13.95 million m3 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 13.86 million m3 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 14.66 million m3 | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 15.44 million m3 | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 15.15 million m3 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 14.21 million m3 | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 13.03 million m3 | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 12.54 million m3 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 14.75 million m3 | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 15.11 million m3 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 12.41 million m3 | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 17.88 million m3 | +44.1% |
| 2005 | 20.73 million m3 | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 25.02 million m3 | +20.7% |
| 2007 | 25.89 million m3 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 22.83 million m3 | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 20.23 million m3 | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 23.09 million m3 | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 25.58 million m3 | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 26.39 million m3 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 26.96 million m3 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 27.44 million m3 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 27.64 million m3 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 28.33 million m3 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 30.05 million m3 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 30.14 million m3 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 27.77 million m3 | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 27.60 million m3 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 35.25 million m3 | +27.7% |
| 2022 | 33.46 million m3 | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 34.54 million m3 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 35.89 million m3 | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 million m3 | 517,300 m3 | 2.47 million m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.69 million m3 | 2.79 million m3 | 4.60 million m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.53 million m3 | 3.77 million m3 | 11.02 million m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.72 million m3 | 11.57 million m3 | 15.44 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.74 million m3 | 12.41 million m3 | 25.89 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.34 million m3 | 23.09 million m3 | 30.14 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.35 million m3 | 27.60 million m3 | 35.89 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More environment data for Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 213.39 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 257.46 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in Asia?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in Asia was 35.89 million m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.89 million m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 517,300 m3 in 1961.
- How does Asia rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- Asia ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood-based panels — Export quantity. 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