Wood-based panels — Export quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 1,406 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR, 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 China, Hong Kong SAR is 1,406 m3, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 17.5% on the previous year and down 96.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 876,800 m3 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 200 m3, in 1978.
That places China, Hong Kong SAR 122nd out of 253 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 600 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 2,200 m3 | +266.7% |
| 1963 | 7,000 m3 | +218.2% |
| 1964 | 8,300 m3 | +18.6% |
| 1965 | 2,600 m3 | -68.7% |
| 1966 | 700 m3 | -73.1% |
| 1967 | 1,700 m3 | +142.9% |
| 1968 | 5,200 m3 | +205.9% |
| 1969 | 4,500 m3 | -13.5% |
| 1970 | 500 m3 | -88.9% |
| 1971 | 1,400 m3 | +180.0% |
| 1972 | 600 m3 | -57.1% |
| 1973 | 1,800 m3 | +200.0% |
| 1974 | 1,100 m3 | -38.9% |
| 1975 | 500 m3 | -54.5% |
| 1976 | 1,600 m3 | +220.0% |
| 1977 | 1,600 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 200 m3 | -87.5% |
| 1979 | 700 m3 | +250.0% |
| 1980 | 700 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2,300 m3 | +228.6% |
| 1982 | 2,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 900 m3 | -60.9% |
| 1984 | 2,500 m3 | +177.8% |
| 1985 | 4,900 m3 | +96.0% |
| 1986 | 13,700 m3 | +179.6% |
| 1987 | 286,900 m3 | +1994.2% |
| 1988 | 278,800 m3 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 402,090 m3 | +44.2% |
| 1990 | 645,300 m3 | +60.5% |
| 1991 | 592,700 m3 | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 524,800 m3 | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 504,546 m3 | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 773,251 m3 | +53.3% |
| 1995 | 876,800 m3 | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 728,100 m3 | -17.0% |
| 1997 | 267,200 m3 | -63.3% |
| 1998 | 282,112 m3 | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 281,042 m3 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 281,303 m3 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 290,495 m3 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 340,797 m3 | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 266,372 m3 | -21.8% |
| 2004 | 146,984 m3 | -44.8% |
| 2005 | 145,251 m3 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 151,130 m3 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 55,434 m3 | -63.3% |
| 2008 | 81,515 m3 | +47.0% |
| 2009 | 46,440 m3 | -43.0% |
| 2010 | 47,977 m3 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 39,101 m3 | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 37,037 m3 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 31,939 m3 | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 39,686 m3 | +24.3% |
| 2015 | 39,405 m3 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 28,851 m3 | -26.8% |
| 2017 | 23,148 m3 | -19.8% |
| 2018 | 23,052 m3 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 13,260 m3 | -42.5% |
| 2020 | 7,572 m3 | -42.9% |
| 2021 | 3,715 m3 | -50.9% |
| 2022 | 7,492 m3 | +101.7% |
| 2023 | 1,197 m3 | -84.0% |
| 2024 | 1,406 m3 | +17.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +1994.2% | 13,700 m3 | 286,900 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,644 m3 | 600 m3 | 8,300 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,000 m3 | 200 m3 | 1,800 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 99,509 m3 | 700 m3 | 402,090 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 547,585 m3 | 267,200 m3 | 876,800 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 180,572 m3 | 46,440 m3 | 340,797 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,346 m3 | 13,260 m3 | 47,977 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,276 m3 | 1,197 m3 | 7,572 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, Hong Kong SAR
- 119 Albania 2,209 m3 compare
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- 124 Jordan 1,199 m3 compare
- 125 Djibouti 1,197 m3 compare
More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 293 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.57 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.03 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 219 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 824 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR was 1,406 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 876,800 m3 in 1995.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 m3 in 1978.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 122nd out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR 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