Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Ireland
Ireland: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 689,225 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 689,225 m3 for wood-based panels — export quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in Ireland peaked at 826,470 m3 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4,300 m3, in 1981.
That places Ireland 32nd out of 253 countries 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,800 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 19,900 m3 | +34.5% |
| 1963 | 25,700 m3 | +29.1% |
| 1964 | 28,500 m3 | +10.9% |
| 1965 | 34,200 m3 | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 34,878 m3 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 31,341 m3 | -10.1% |
| 1968 | 36,763 m3 | +17.3% |
| 1969 | 31,089 m3 | -15.4% |
| 1970 | 53,931 m3 | +73.5% |
| 1971 | 71,089 m3 | +31.8% |
| 1972 | 62,874 m3 | -11.6% |
| 1973 | 55,510 m3 | -11.7% |
| 1974 | 46,641 m3 | -16.0% |
| 1975 | 37,072 m3 | -20.5% |
| 1976 | 53,389 m3 | +44.0% |
| 1977 | 60,000 m3 | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 47,800 m3 | -20.3% |
| 1979 | 9,900 m3 | -79.3% |
| 1980 | 5,600 m3 | -43.4% |
| 1981 | 4,300 m3 | -23.2% |
| 1982 | 12,700 m3 | +195.3% |
| 1983 | 13,900 m3 | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 15,200 m3 | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 19,600 m3 | +28.9% |
| 1986 | 33,126 m3 | +69.0% |
| 1987 | 38,654 m3 | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 172,063 m3 | +345.1% |
| 1989 | 160,818 m3 | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 122,284 m3 | -24.0% |
| 1991 | 166,000 m3 | +35.7% |
| 1992 | 170,910 m3 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 149,800 m3 | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 150,700 m3 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 183,000 m3 | +21.4% |
| 1996 | 312,000 m3 | +70.5% |
| 1997 | 367,000 m3 | +17.6% |
| 1998 | 541,000 m3 | +47.4% |
| 1999 | 516,000 m3 | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 580,000 m3 | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 505,160 m3 | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 600,910 m3 | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 655,421 m3 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 615,575 m3 | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 769,365 m3 | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 826,470 m3 | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 757,000 m3 | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 613,661 m3 | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 579,728 m3 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 659,602 m3 | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 615,711 m3 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 630,076 m3 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 665,001 m3 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 662,014 m3 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 609,157 m3 | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 640,005 m3 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 729,222 m3 | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 710,325 m3 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 710,325 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 686,910 m3 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 799,321 m3 | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 710,007 m3 | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 674,401 m3 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 689,225 m3 | +2.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 689,225 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 50,548 m3, 13.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 689,225 m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 295,112 m3, 2.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +345.1% | 38,654 m3 | 172,063 m3 |
| 1982 | +195.3% | 4,300 m3 | 12,700 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,575 m3 | 14,800 m3 | 36,763 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 49,821 m3 | 9,900 m3 | 71,089 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 47,596 m3 | 4,300 m3 | 172,063 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 267,869 m3 | 122,284 m3 | 541,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 650,329 m3 | 505,160 m3 | 826,470 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 663,144 m3 | 609,157 m3 | 729,222 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 711,973 m3 | 674,401 m3 | 799,321 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % 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 -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in Ireland?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in Ireland was 689,225 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 826,470 m3 in 2006.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,300 m3 in 1981.
- How does Ireland rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- Ireland ranks 32nd out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland 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