Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Norway
Norway: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 295,112 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood-based panels — export quantity in Norway is 295,112 m3, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in Norway peaked at 340,773 m3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 61,600 m3, in 1961.
That places Norway 48th out of 253 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Norway, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 61,600 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 62,100 m3 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 66,500 m3 | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 70,500 m3 | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 94,400 m3 | +33.9% |
| 1966 | 101,100 m3 | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 156,300 m3 | +54.6% |
| 1968 | 172,500 m3 | +10.4% |
| 1969 | 176,200 m3 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 158,400 m3 | -10.1% |
| 1971 | 173,600 m3 | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 230,900 m3 | +33.0% |
| 1973 | 305,300 m3 | +32.2% |
| 1974 | 241,400 m3 | -20.9% |
| 1975 | 180,900 m3 | -25.1% |
| 1976 | 191,900 m3 | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 126,100 m3 | -34.3% |
| 1978 | 118,500 m3 | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 114,700 m3 | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 123,800 m3 | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 120,700 m3 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 120,700 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 132,000 m3 | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 149,900 m3 | +13.6% |
| 1985 | 140,300 m3 | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 140,900 m3 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 140,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 101,800 m3 | -27.8% |
| 1989 | 147,000 m3 | +44.4% |
| 1990 | 170,200 m3 | +15.8% |
| 1991 | 160,800 m3 | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 158,848 m3 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 226,963 m3 | +42.9% |
| 1994 | 201,600 m3 | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 226,000 m3 | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 233,000 m3 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 257,300 m3 | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 269,070 m3 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 286,050 m3 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 340,773 m3 | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 289,690 m3 | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 251,020 m3 | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 252,160 m3 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 265,938 m3 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 253,473 m3 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 192,147 m3 | -24.2% |
| 2007 | 243,844 m3 | +26.9% |
| 2008 | 216,313 m3 | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 186,754 m3 | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 242,398 m3 | +29.8% |
| 2011 | 249,073 m3 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 212,140 m3 | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 185,696 m3 | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 208,951 m3 | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 205,419 m3 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 106,276 m3 | -48.3% |
| 2017 | 162,236 m3 | +52.7% |
| 2018 | 269,724 m3 | +66.3% |
| 2019 | 198,207 m3 | -26.5% |
| 2020 | 267,154 m3 | +34.8% |
| 2021 | 278,331 m3 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 253,642 m3 | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 262,836 m3 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 295,112 m3 | +12.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 295,112 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 50,548 m3, 5.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Norway's 295,112 m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 295,112 m3, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 106,800 m3 | 61,600 m3 | 176,200 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 184,170 m3 | 114,700 m3 | 305,300 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 131,800 m3 | 101,800 m3 | 149,900 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 218,983 m3 | 158,848 m3 | 286,050 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 249,211 m3 | 186,754 m3 | 340,773 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 204,012 m3 | 106,276 m3 | 269,724 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 271,415 m3 | 253,642 m3 | 295,112 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 45 Croatia 332,373 m3 compare
- 46 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 332,000 m3 compare
- 46 United Kingdom 332,000 m3 compare
- 49 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 289,854 m3 compare
- 50 Estonia 267,545 m3 compare
- 51 Uganda 260,349 m3 compare
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in Norway?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in Norway was 295,112 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 340,773 m3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,600 m3 in 1961.
- How does Norway rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- Norway ranks 48th out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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