Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Nepal
Nepal: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 107,000 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Nepal, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 107,000 m3 for wood-based panels — export quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 35.4% on the previous year and up 4,719.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in Nepal peaked at 107,000 m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2 m3, in 1998.
Nepal ranks 64th 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2 m3 | — |
| 1999 | 2 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100 m3 | +4900.0% |
| 2002 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 167 m3 | +67.0% |
| 2004 | 25,334 m3 | +15070.1% |
| 2005 | 25,238 m3 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 131 m3 | -99.5% |
| 2007 | 2,695 m3 | +1957.3% |
| 2008 | 3,553 m3 | +31.8% |
| 2009 | 6,442 m3 | +81.3% |
| 2010 | 4,750 m3 | -26.3% |
| 2011 | 2,875 m3 | -39.5% |
| 2012 | 3,877 m3 | +34.9% |
| 2013 | 3,081 m3 | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 2,220 m3 | -27.9% |
| 2015 | 835 m3 | -62.4% |
| 2016 | 282 m3 | -66.2% |
| 2017 | 396 m3 | +40.4% |
| 2018 | 191 m3 | -51.8% |
| 2019 | 404 m3 | +111.5% |
| 2020 | 243 m3 | -39.9% |
| 2021 | 393 m3 | +61.7% |
| 2022 | 9,787 m3 | +2390.3% |
| 2023 | 79,003 m3 | +707.2% |
| 2024 | 107,000 m3 | +35.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 107,000 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,925 m3, 27.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 107,000 m3 is above the median for South Asia, which is 6,814 m3, 15.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +15070.1% | 167 m3 | 25,334 m3 |
| 2001 | +4900.0% | 2 m3 | 100 m3 |
| 2022 | +2390.3% | 393 m3 | 9,787 m3 |
| 2007 | +1957.3% | 131 m3 | 2,695 m3 |
| 2023 | +707.2% | 9,787 m3 | 79,003 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 m3 | 2 m3 | 2 m3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6,376 m3 | 2 m3 | 25,334 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,891 m3 | 191 m3 | 4,750 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,285 m3 | 243 m3 | 107,000 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More environment data for Nepal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 41.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.54 % 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 -6.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in Nepal?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in Nepal was 107,000 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 107,000 m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 m3 in 1998.
- How does Nepal rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- Nepal ranks 64th out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,719.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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