Wood-based panels — Export quantity in South Africa
South Africa: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 335,692 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood-based panels — export quantity in South Africa stood at 335,692 m3. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 150.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in South Africa peaked at 335,692 m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,900 m3, in 1984.
South Africa ranks 44th 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 51,500 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 62,200 m3 | +20.8% |
| 1963 | 70,200 m3 | +12.9% |
| 1964 | 53,800 m3 | -23.4% |
| 1965 | 44,100 m3 | -18.0% |
| 1966 | 57,900 m3 | +31.3% |
| 1967 | 67,800 m3 | +17.1% |
| 1968 | 69,400 m3 | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 72,600 m3 | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 70,800 m3 | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 105,600 m3 | +49.2% |
| 1972 | 120,761 m3 | +14.4% |
| 1973 | 115,900 m3 | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 63,300 m3 | -45.4% |
| 1975 | 60,000 m3 | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 71,000 m3 | +18.3% |
| 1977 | 63,400 m3 | -10.7% |
| 1978 | 31,600 m3 | -50.2% |
| 1979 | 36,000 m3 | +13.9% |
| 1980 | 49,000 m3 | +36.1% |
| 1981 | 32,100 m3 | -34.5% |
| 1982 | 20,400 m3 | -36.4% |
| 1983 | 18,200 m3 | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 15,900 m3 | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 18,800 m3 | +18.2% |
| 1986 | 124,253 m3 | +560.9% |
| 1987 | 157,152 m3 | +26.5% |
| 1988 | 149,468 m3 | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 79,630 m3 | -46.7% |
| 1990 | 74,725 m3 | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 74,725 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 60,557 m3 | -19.0% |
| 1993 | 33,192 m3 | -45.2% |
| 1994 | 61,019 m3 | +83.8% |
| 1995 | 42,900 m3 | -29.7% |
| 1996 | 17,100 m3 | -60.1% |
| 1997 | 16,100 m3 | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 21,200 m3 | +31.7% |
| 1999 | 24,000 m3 | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 24,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 79,500 m3 | +231.2% |
| 2002 | 82,600 m3 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 67,664 m3 | -18.1% |
| 2004 | 76,670 m3 | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 82,249 m3 | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 50,770 m3 | -38.3% |
| 2007 | 35,300 m3 | -30.5% |
| 2008 | 37,316 m3 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 77,678 m3 | +108.2% |
| 2010 | 69,647 m3 | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 99,396 m3 | +42.7% |
| 2012 | 101,958 m3 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 88,912 m3 | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 133,885 m3 | +50.6% |
| 2015 | 169,400 m3 | +26.5% |
| 2016 | 179,836 m3 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 220,796 m3 | +22.8% |
| 2018 | 242,494 m3 | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 276,587 m3 | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 250,374 m3 | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 223,163 m3 | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 224,273 m3 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 323,909 m3 | +44.4% |
| 2024 | 335,692 m3 | +3.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 335,692 m3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,490 m3, 96.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 335,692 m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 234 m3, 1434.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +560.9% | 18,800 m3 | 124,253 m3 |
| 2001 | +231.2% | 24,000 m3 | 79,500 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61,056 m3 | 44,100 m3 | 72,600 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 73,836 m3 | 31,600 m3 | 120,761 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 66,490 m3 | 15,900 m3 | 157,152 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 42,552 m3 | 16,100 m3 | 74,725 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,375 m3 | 24,000 m3 | 82,600 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 158,291 m3 | 69,647 m3 | 276,587 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 271,482 m3 | 223,163 m3 | 335,692 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.59 % 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 0.2953 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in South Africa?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in South Africa was 335,692 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 335,692 m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,900 m3 in 1984.
- How does South Africa rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- South Africa ranks 44th out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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