Wood-based panels — Export quantity in India
India: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 448,337 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
India recorded 448,337 m3 for wood-based panels — export quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 363.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in India peaked at 502,380 m3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 100 m3, in 1961.
India ranks 41st 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 India, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 300 m3 | +200.0% |
| 1963 | 700 m3 | +133.3% |
| 1964 | 3,200 m3 | +357.1% |
| 1965 | 573 m3 | -82.1% |
| 1966 | 1,127 m3 | +96.7% |
| 1967 | 1,027 m3 | -8.9% |
| 1968 | 5,075 m3 | +394.2% |
| 1969 | 8,575 m3 | +69.0% |
| 1970 | 15,792 m3 | +84.2% |
| 1971 | 10,091 m3 | -36.1% |
| 1972 | 10,091 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 31,413 m3 | +211.3% |
| 1974 | 36,050 m3 | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 18,148 m3 | -49.7% |
| 1976 | 36,848 m3 | +103.0% |
| 1977 | 16,800 m3 | -54.4% |
| 1978 | 16,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 9,700 m3 | -42.3% |
| 1980 | 9,700 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 14,900 m3 | +53.6% |
| 1982 | 12,800 m3 | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 12,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 12,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 12,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9,596 m3 | -25.0% |
| 1987 | 8,977 m3 | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 14,371 m3 | +60.1% |
| 1989 | 10,642 m3 | -25.9% |
| 1990 | 12,770 m3 | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 11,625 m3 | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 17,731 m3 | +52.5% |
| 1993 | 18,079 m3 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 42,360 m3 | +134.3% |
| 1995 | 38,100 m3 | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 18,300 m3 | -52.0% |
| 1997 | 12,300 m3 | -32.8% |
| 1998 | 8,500 m3 | -30.9% |
| 1999 | 11,600 m3 | +36.5% |
| 2000 | 9,400 m3 | -19.0% |
| 2001 | 14,800 m3 | +57.4% |
| 2002 | 31,858 m3 | +115.3% |
| 2003 | 58,618 m3 | +84.0% |
| 2004 | 50,924 m3 | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 55,851 m3 | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 54,511 m3 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 132,242 m3 | +142.6% |
| 2008 | 79,906 m3 | -39.6% |
| 2009 | 60,552 m3 | -24.2% |
| 2010 | 78,911 m3 | +30.3% |
| 2011 | 81,132 m3 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 95,782 m3 | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 70,328 m3 | -26.6% |
| 2014 | 96,789 m3 | +37.6% |
| 2015 | 103,319 m3 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 113,925 m3 | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 89,004 m3 | -21.9% |
| 2018 | 92,530 m3 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 125,297 m3 | +35.4% |
| 2020 | 141,849 m3 | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 338,952 m3 | +139.0% |
| 2022 | 502,380 m3 | +48.2% |
| 2023 | 450,235 m3 | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 448,337 m3 | -0.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 448,337 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,925 m3, 114.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- India's 448,337 m3 is above the median for South Asia, which is 6,814 m3, 65.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +394.2% | 1,027 m3 | 5,075 m3 |
| 1964 | +357.1% | 700 m3 | 3,200 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,297 m3 | 100 m3 | 8,575 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,173 m3 | 9,700 m3 | 36,848 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,939 m3 | 8,977 m3 | 14,900 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,136 m3 | 8,500 m3 | 42,360 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54,866 m3 | 9,400 m3 | 132,242 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94,702 m3 | 70,328 m3 | 125,297 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 376,351 m3 | 141,849 m3 | 502,380 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 38 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 568,122 m3 compare
- 39 New Zealand 565,215 m3 compare
- 40 Luxembourg 553,921 m3 compare
- 42 Belarus 441,860 m3 compare
- 43 Lithuania 346,216 m3 compare
- 44 South Africa 335,692 m3 compare
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % 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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in India?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in India was 448,337 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 502,380 m3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 m3 in 1961.
- How does India rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- India ranks 41st out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 363.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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