Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Japan
Japan: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 137,725 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Japan recorded 137,725 m3 for wood-based panels — export quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 403.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in Japan peaked at 797,237 m3 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 11,100 m3, in 1995.
That places Japan 60th 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 345,500 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 358,800 m3 | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 342,600 m3 | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 361,800 m3 | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 388,800 m3 | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 710,433 m3 | +82.7% |
| 1967 | 633,458 m3 | -10.8% |
| 1968 | 797,237 m3 | +25.9% |
| 1969 | 738,353 m3 | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 606,506 m3 | -17.9% |
| 1971 | 618,259 m3 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 510,770 m3 | -17.4% |
| 1973 | 298,459 m3 | -41.6% |
| 1974 | 235,191 m3 | -21.2% |
| 1975 | 221,196 m3 | -6.0% |
| 1976 | 256,065 m3 | +15.8% |
| 1977 | 277,165 m3 | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 215,500 m3 | -22.2% |
| 1979 | 173,300 m3 | -19.6% |
| 1980 | 121,800 m3 | -29.7% |
| 1981 | 137,700 m3 | +13.1% |
| 1982 | 129,700 m3 | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 136,800 m3 | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 124,100 m3 | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 119,100 m3 | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 88,400 m3 | -25.8% |
| 1987 | 70,400 m3 | -20.4% |
| 1988 | 61,500 m3 | -12.6% |
| 1989 | 54,100 m3 | -12.0% |
| 1990 | 52,900 m3 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 42,800 m3 | -19.1% |
| 1992 | 46,105 m3 | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 30,947 m3 | -32.9% |
| 1994 | 13,000 m3 | -58.0% |
| 1995 | 11,100 m3 | -14.6% |
| 1996 | 31,400 m3 | +182.9% |
| 1997 | 25,500 m3 | -18.8% |
| 1998 | 28,400 m3 | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 24,000 m3 | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 25,500 m3 | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 29,000 m3 | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 37,400 m3 | +29.0% |
| 2003 | 47,800 m3 | +27.8% |
| 2004 | 34,300 m3 | -28.2% |
| 2005 | 37,500 m3 | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 32,100 m3 | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 39,900 m3 | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 37,000 m3 | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 43,000 m3 | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 30,448 m3 | -29.2% |
| 2011 | 30,594 m3 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 24,127 m3 | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 26,476 m3 | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 27,339 m3 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 70,342 m3 | +157.3% |
| 2016 | 125,374 m3 | +78.2% |
| 2017 | 149,962 m3 | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 148,204 m3 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 133,943 m3 | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 126,453 m3 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 169,210 m3 | +33.8% |
| 2022 | 151,148 m3 | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 133,651 m3 | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 137,725 m3 | +3.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 137,725 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 50,548 m3, 2.7× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Japan's 137,725 m3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 513 m3, 268.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +182.9% | 11,100 m3 | 31,400 m3 |
| 2015 | +157.3% | 27,339 m3 | 70,342 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 519,665 m3 | 342,600 m3 | 797,237 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 341,241 m3 | 173,300 m3 | 618,259 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 104,360 m3 | 54,100 m3 | 137,700 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,615 m3 | 11,100 m3 | 52,900 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,350 m3 | 25,500 m3 | 47,800 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,681 m3 | 24,127 m3 | 149,962 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 143,637 m3 | 126,453 m3 | 169,210 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.8 % 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 -0.4957 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in Japan?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in Japan was 137,725 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 797,237 m3 in 1968.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,100 m3 in 1995.
- How does Japan rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- Japan ranks 60th out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 403.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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