Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Laos
Laos: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 4,172 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Laos, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Laos recorded 4,172 m3 for wood-based panels — export quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 24.1% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in Laos peaked at 16,800 m3 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 m3, in 1999.
Laos ranks 110th of 253 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Laos, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,658 m3 | — |
| 1993 | 2,400 m3 | +44.8% |
| 1994 | 5,500 m3 | +129.2% |
| 1995 | 8,500 m3 | +54.5% |
| 1996 | 16,800 m3 | +97.6% |
| 1997 | 5,200 m3 | -69.0% |
| 1998 | 5,200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0 m3 | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2001 | 4,200 m3 | — |
| 2002 | 4,200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4,200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4,200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4,200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4,200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4,200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8,599 m3 | +104.7% |
| 2009 | 5,241 m3 | -39.1% |
| 2010 | 5,727 m3 | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 3,594 m3 | -37.2% |
| 2012 | 1,517 m3 | -57.8% |
| 2013 | 1,053 m3 | -30.6% |
| 2014 | 3,508 m3 | +233.1% |
| 2015 | 4,470 m3 | +27.4% |
| 2016 | 419 m3 | -90.6% |
| 2017 | 7,540 m3 | +1699.5% |
| 2018 | 3,594 m3 | -52.3% |
| 2019 | 12,436 m3 | +246.0% |
| 2020 | 6,215 m3 | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 8,103 m3 | +30.4% |
| 2022 | 15,704 m3 | +93.8% |
| 2023 | 5,496 m3 | -65.0% |
| 2024 | 4,172 m3 | -24.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 4,172 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,925 m3, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Laos's 4,172 m3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 513 m3, 8.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Laos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1699.5% | 419 m3 | 7,540 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,657 m3 | 0 m3 | 16,800 m3 | 8 |
| 2000s | 4,324 m3 | 0 m3 | 8,599 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,386 m3 | 419 m3 | 12,436 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,938 m3 | 4,172 m3 | 15,704 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More environment data for Laos
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.77 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 5.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in Laos?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in Laos was 4,172 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 16,800 m3 in 1996.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 m3 in 1999.
- How does Laos rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- Laos ranks 110th out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos 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