Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 15.20 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 15.20 million m3 for wood-based panels — export quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in Eastern Asia peaked at 15.26 million m3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 418,500 m3, in 1961.
That places Eastern Asia 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 418,500 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 472,300 m3 | +12.9% |
| 1963 | 513,500 m3 | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 706,100 m3 | +37.5% |
| 1965 | 808,200 m3 | +14.5% |
| 1966 | 1.27 million m3 | +57.3% |
| 1967 | 1.25 million m3 | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 1.81 million m3 | +44.7% |
| 1969 | 1.97 million m3 | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 2.25 million m3 | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 2.48 million m3 | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 2.69 million m3 | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 2.69 million m3 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.98 million m3 | -26.2% |
| 1975 | 2.31 million m3 | +16.6% |
| 1976 | 2.84 million m3 | +22.8% |
| 1977 | 2.97 million m3 | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 3.10 million m3 | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 2.59 million m3 | -16.2% |
| 1980 | 1.96 million m3 | -24.4% |
| 1981 | 2.18 million m3 | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 1.62 million m3 | -25.6% |
| 1983 | 1.38 million m3 | -15.2% |
| 1984 | 960,200 m3 | -30.2% |
| 1985 | 824,700 m3 | -14.1% |
| 1986 | 795,900 m3 | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 1.10 million m3 | +38.4% |
| 1988 | 925,100 m3 | -16.0% |
| 1989 | 885,634 m3 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 1.05 million m3 | +18.1% |
| 1991 | 925,200 m3 | -11.6% |
| 1992 | 935,303 m3 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 913,508 m3 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.25 million m3 | +37.4% |
| 1995 | 1.40 million m3 | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 1.35 million m3 | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 1.09 million m3 | -18.9% |
| 1998 | 839,127 m3 | -23.4% |
| 1999 | 757,554 m3 | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 1.37 million m3 | +80.2% |
| 2001 | 1.57 million m3 | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 2.53 million m3 | +60.8% |
| 2003 | 2.73 million m3 | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 5.18 million m3 | +89.8% |
| 2005 | 7.55 million m3 | +45.7% |
| 2006 | 10.93 million m3 | +44.9% |
| 2007 | 11.11 million m3 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 10.32 million m3 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 8.05 million m3 | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 9.89 million m3 | +22.9% |
| 2011 | 12.90 million m3 | +30.4% |
| 2012 | 13.90 million m3 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 13.72 million m3 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 12.76 million m3 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 13.58 million m3 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 13.43 million m3 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 14.24 million m3 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 12.35 million m3 | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 10.99 million m3 | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 10.66 million m3 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 15.26 million m3 | +43.1% |
| 2022 | 14.18 million m3 | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 14.55 million m3 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 15.20 million m3 | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 million m3 | 418,500 m3 | 1.97 million m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.59 million m3 | 1.98 million m3 | 3.10 million m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 million m3 | 795,900 m3 | 2.18 million m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 million m3 | 757,554 m3 | 1.40 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.13 million m3 | 1.37 million m3 | 11.11 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.77 million m3 | 9.89 million m3 | 14.24 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.97 million m3 | 10.66 million m3 | 15.26 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 173.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 137.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in Eastern Asia?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in Eastern Asia was 15.20 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.26 million m3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 418,500 m3 in 1961.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- Eastern Asia ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern 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