Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Australia
Australia: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 116,556 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood-based panels — export quantity in Australia is 116,556 m3, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 49.1% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in Australia peaked at 509,296 m3 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7,200 m3, in 1961.
Australia ranks 62nd of 253 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Australia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,200 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 8,100 m3 | +12.5% |
| 1963 | 17,900 m3 | +121.0% |
| 1964 | 27,900 m3 | +55.9% |
| 1965 | 34,900 m3 | +25.1% |
| 1966 | 38,581 m3 | +10.5% |
| 1967 | 36,390 m3 | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 40,055 m3 | +10.1% |
| 1969 | 51,215 m3 | +27.9% |
| 1970 | 50,679 m3 | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 63,551 m3 | +25.4% |
| 1972 | 54,986 m3 | -13.5% |
| 1973 | 73,989 m3 | +34.6% |
| 1974 | 43,943 m3 | -40.6% |
| 1975 | 50,807 m3 | +15.6% |
| 1976 | 16,400 m3 | -67.7% |
| 1977 | 14,100 m3 | -14.0% |
| 1978 | 15,200 m3 | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 11,000 m3 | -27.6% |
| 1980 | 22,400 m3 | +103.6% |
| 1981 | 16,100 m3 | -28.1% |
| 1982 | 11,100 m3 | -31.1% |
| 1983 | 19,300 m3 | +73.9% |
| 1984 | 13,600 m3 | -29.5% |
| 1985 | 13,400 m3 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 15,600 m3 | +16.4% |
| 1987 | 15,800 m3 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 14,900 m3 | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 9,100 m3 | -38.9% |
| 1990 | 58,400 m3 | +541.8% |
| 1991 | 82,300 m3 | +40.9% |
| 1992 | 114,612 m3 | +39.3% |
| 1993 | 75,800 m3 | -33.9% |
| 1994 | 208,600 m3 | +175.2% |
| 1995 | 196,000 m3 | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 204,800 m3 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 228,100 m3 | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 211,000 m3 | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 295,000 m3 | +39.8% |
| 2000 | 348,000 m3 | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 459,000 m3 | +31.9% |
| 2002 | 456,030 m3 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 484,220 m3 | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 473,640 m3 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 509,296 m3 | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 419,000 m3 | -17.7% |
| 2007 | 424,000 m3 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 251,000 m3 | -40.8% |
| 2009 | 238,883 m3 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 155,222 m3 | -35.0% |
| 2011 | 133,130 m3 | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 87,618 m3 | -34.2% |
| 2013 | 63,381 m3 | -27.7% |
| 2014 | 101,943 m3 | +60.8% |
| 2015 | 111,834 m3 | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 129,814 m3 | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 82,375 m3 | -36.5% |
| 2018 | 65,364 m3 | -20.7% |
| 2019 | 78,723 m3 | +20.4% |
| 2020 | 107,534 m3 | +36.6% |
| 2021 | 115,019 m3 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 135,490 m3 | +17.8% |
| 2023 | 78,167 m3 | -42.3% |
| 2024 | 116,556 m3 | +49.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 116,556 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 50,548 m3, 2.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Australia's 116,556 m3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 513 m3, 227.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +541.8% | 9,100 m3 | 58,400 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,138 m3 | 7,200 m3 | 51,215 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 39,466 m3 | 11,000 m3 | 73,989 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,130 m3 | 9,100 m3 | 22,400 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 167,461 m3 | 58,400 m3 | 295,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 406,307 m3 | 238,883 m3 | 509,296 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,940 m3 | 63,381 m3 | 155,222 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 110,553 m3 | 78,167 m3 | 135,490 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in Australia?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in Australia was 116,556 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 509,296 m3 in 2005.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,200 m3 in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- Australia ranks 62nd out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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