Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Northern America
Northern America: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 9.54 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 9.54 million m3 for wood-based panels — export quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in Northern America peaked at 14.12 million m3 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 173,400 m3, in 1961.
Northern America ranks 9th of 29 groups 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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 173,400 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 234,400 m3 | +35.2% |
| 1963 | 259,800 m3 | +10.8% |
| 1964 | 381,200 m3 | +46.7% |
| 1965 | 402,700 m3 | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 536,744 m3 | +33.3% |
| 1967 | 613,024 m3 | +14.2% |
| 1968 | 681,442 m3 | +11.2% |
| 1969 | 795,237 m3 | +16.7% |
| 1970 | 691,531 m3 | -13.0% |
| 1971 | 716,119 m3 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 942,978 m3 | +31.7% |
| 1973 | 1.25 million m3 | +32.2% |
| 1974 | 1.26 million m3 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.22 million m3 | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 1.14 million m3 | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 1.27 million m3 | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 1.41 million m3 | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 1.63 million m3 | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 1.85 million m3 | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 2.03 million m3 | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 1.68 million m3 | -17.1% |
| 1983 | 1.91 million m3 | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 2.21 million m3 | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 2.38 million m3 | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 2.70 million m3 | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 3.00 million m3 | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 4.09 million m3 | +36.6% |
| 1989 | 4.43 million m3 | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 4.83 million m3 | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 4.30 million m3 | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 5.55 million m3 | +29.1% |
| 1993 | 6.33 million m3 | +14.2% |
| 1994 | 6.82 million m3 | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 8.10 million m3 | +18.8% |
| 1996 | 9.15 million m3 | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 10.53 million m3 | +15.0% |
| 1998 | 10.56 million m3 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 11.68 million m3 | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 11.82 million m3 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 12.64 million m3 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 12.89 million m3 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 13.47 million m3 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 14.06 million m3 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 14.12 million m3 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 13.88 million m3 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 11.49 million m3 | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 7.86 million m3 | -31.6% |
| 2009 | 6.01 million m3 | -23.6% |
| 2010 | 6.09 million m3 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 6.90 million m3 | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 7.54 million m3 | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 8.10 million m3 | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 8.59 million m3 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 8.82 million m3 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 9.89 million m3 | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 10.26 million m3 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 12.15 million m3 | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 10.02 million m3 | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 9.17 million m3 | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 10.13 million m3 | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 10.33 million m3 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 9.40 million m3 | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 9.54 million m3 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 453,105 m3 | 173,400 m3 | 795,237 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.15 million m3 | 691,531 m3 | 1.63 million m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.63 million m3 | 1.68 million m3 | 4.43 million m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.78 million m3 | 4.30 million m3 | 11.68 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.82 million m3 | 6.01 million m3 | 14.12 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.83 million m3 | 6.09 million m3 | 12.15 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.72 million m3 | 9.17 million m3 | 10.33 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in Northern America?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in Northern America was 9.54 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 14.12 million m3 in 2005.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 173,400 m3 in 1961.
- How does Northern America rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- Northern America ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America 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