Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Italy
Italy: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 1.12 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood-based panels — export quantity in Italy stood at 1.12 million m3.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in Italy peaked at 1.45 million m3 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 22,200 m3, in 1961.
Italy ranks 26th of 253 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Italy, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,200 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 26,700 m3 | +20.3% |
| 1963 | 25,800 m3 | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 42,700 m3 | +65.5% |
| 1965 | 169,700 m3 | +297.4% |
| 1966 | 202,135 m3 | +19.1% |
| 1967 | 214,570 m3 | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 238,154 m3 | +11.0% |
| 1969 | 266,465 m3 | +11.9% |
| 1970 | 174,524 m3 | -34.5% |
| 1971 | 181,033 m3 | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 202,948 m3 | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 170,806 m3 | -15.8% |
| 1974 | 145,829 m3 | -14.6% |
| 1975 | 148,208 m3 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 140,479 m3 | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 145,200 m3 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 179,400 m3 | +23.6% |
| 1979 | 199,500 m3 | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 143,800 m3 | -27.9% |
| 1981 | 159,800 m3 | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 130,200 m3 | -18.5% |
| 1983 | 161,000 m3 | +23.7% |
| 1984 | 182,000 m3 | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 193,000 m3 | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 207,000 m3 | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 248,000 m3 | +19.8% |
| 1988 | 307,000 m3 | +23.8% |
| 1989 | 421,000 m3 | +37.1% |
| 1990 | 360,000 m3 | -14.5% |
| 1991 | 354,000 m3 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 361,989 m3 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 564,000 m3 | +55.8% |
| 1994 | 656,000 m3 | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 587,000 m3 | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 640,000 m3 | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 857,000 m3 | +33.9% |
| 1998 | 824,000 m3 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 853,000 m3 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.09 million m3 | +28.1% |
| 2001 | 966,000 m3 | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 1.38 million m3 | +42.6% |
| 2003 | 968,000 m3 | -29.7% |
| 2004 | 1.10 million m3 | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 842,347 m3 | -23.6% |
| 2006 | 1.09 million m3 | +29.7% |
| 2007 | 1.45 million m3 | +32.3% |
| 2008 | 959,318 m3 | -33.7% |
| 2009 | 767,455 m3 | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 1.04 million m3 | +35.9% |
| 2011 | 1.07 million m3 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.00 million m3 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 960,769 m3 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 852,728 m3 | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 870,050 m3 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 840,256 m3 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million m3 | +34.5% |
| 2018 | 1.12 million m3 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 974,631 m3 | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 1.06 million m3 | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 1.30 million m3 | +22.8% |
| 2022 | 1.25 million m3 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.07 million m3 | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 1.12 million m3 | +4.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1.12 million m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 50,548 m3, 22.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1.12 million m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 295,112 m3, 3.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +297.4% | 42,700 m3 | 169,700 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 134,269 m3 | 22,200 m3 | 266,465 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 168,793 m3 | 140,479 m3 | 202,948 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 215,280 m3 | 130,200 m3 | 421,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 605,699 m3 | 354,000 m3 | 857,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 million m3 | 767,455 m3 | 1.45 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 985,625 m3 | 840,256 m3 | 1.13 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 million m3 | 1.06 million m3 | 1.30 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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 -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in Italy?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in Italy was 1.12 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 million m3 in 2007.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,200 m3 in 1961.
- How does Italy rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- Italy ranks 26th out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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