Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 73,327 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Saudi Arabia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood-based panels — export quantity in Saudi Arabia is 73,327 m3, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 89.8% on the previous year and up 173.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in Saudi Arabia peaked at 73,327 m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 m3, in 1998.
Saudi Arabia ranks 70th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 99 m3 | — |
| 1993 | 829 m3 | +737.4% |
| 1994 | 2,325 m3 | +180.5% |
| 1995 | 1,900 m3 | -18.3% |
| 1996 | 1,832 m3 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 1,800 m3 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0 m3 | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2000 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2001 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2002 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2003 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2004 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2005 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2006 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2007 | 19,500 m3 | — |
| 2008 | 19,500 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19,500 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 24,320 m3 | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 21,162 m3 | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 31,160 m3 | +47.2% |
| 2013 | 36,042 m3 | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 26,803 m3 | -25.6% |
| 2015 | 31,615 m3 | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 37,656 m3 | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 39,434 m3 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 49,970 m3 | +26.7% |
| 2019 | 29,777 m3 | -40.4% |
| 2020 | 34,889 m3 | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 56,070 m3 | +60.7% |
| 2022 | 44,822 m3 | -20.1% |
| 2023 | 38,642 m3 | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 73,327 m3 | +89.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 73,327 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 50,548 m3, 1.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 73,327 m3 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 635.5 m3, 115.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +737.4% | 99 m3 | 829 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,098 m3 | 0 m3 | 2,325 m3 | 8 |
| 2000s | 5,850 m3 | 0 m3 | 19,500 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,794 m3 | 21,162 m3 | 49,970 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,550 m3 | 34,889 m3 | 73,327 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 67 Pakistan 77,064 m3 compare
- 68 Côte d'Ivoire 74,355 m3 compare
- 68 Cote d'Ivoire 74,355 m3 compare
- 71 Mexico 71,694 m3 compare
- 72 Georgia 51,419 m3 compare
- 73 Uzbekistan 50,230 m3 compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in Saudi Arabia?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in Saudi Arabia was 73,327 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 73,327 m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 m3 in 1998.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 70th out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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