Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Switzerland
Switzerland: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 638,341 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is 638,341 m3, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 34.5% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in Switzerland peaked at 871,011 m3 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,700 m3, in 1961.
Switzerland ranks 36th 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,700 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 1,900 m3 | +11.8% |
| 1963 | 1,800 m3 | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 4,900 m3 | +172.2% |
| 1965 | 6,800 m3 | +38.8% |
| 1966 | 4,148 m3 | -39.0% |
| 1967 | 9,190 m3 | +121.6% |
| 1968 | 15,422 m3 | +67.8% |
| 1969 | 25,233 m3 | +63.6% |
| 1970 | 32,548 m3 | +29.0% |
| 1971 | 35,943 m3 | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 26,744 m3 | -25.6% |
| 1973 | 19,288 m3 | -27.9% |
| 1974 | 43,013 m3 | +123.0% |
| 1975 | 94,823 m3 | +120.5% |
| 1976 | 159,000 m3 | +67.7% |
| 1977 | 215,100 m3 | +35.3% |
| 1978 | 211,600 m3 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 311,100 m3 | +47.0% |
| 1980 | 271,000 m3 | -12.9% |
| 1981 | 224,000 m3 | -17.3% |
| 1982 | 204,000 m3 | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 231,000 m3 | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 269,000 m3 | +16.5% |
| 1985 | 304,000 m3 | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 326,000 m3 | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 359,000 m3 | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 435,000 m3 | +21.2% |
| 1989 | 412,000 m3 | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 436,000 m3 | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 439,000 m3 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 512,796 m3 | +16.8% |
| 1993 | 521,809 m3 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 485,000 m3 | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 429,000 m3 | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 460,000 m3 | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 474,000 m3 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 500,000 m3 | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 383,000 m3 | -23.4% |
| 2000 | 661,140 m3 | +72.6% |
| 2001 | 666,500 m3 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 656,559 m3 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 793,000 m3 | +20.8% |
| 2004 | 871,011 m3 | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 827,161 m3 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 791,447 m3 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 774,023 m3 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 563,476 m3 | -27.2% |
| 2009 | 725,804 m3 | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 715,239 m3 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 674,126 m3 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 684,324 m3 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 644,223 m3 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 613,899 m3 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 597,095 m3 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 599,571 m3 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 567,351 m3 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 544,286 m3 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 502,688 m3 | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 502,688 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 452,851 m3 | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 452,851 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 474,429 m3 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 638,341 m3 | +34.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 638,341 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 50,548 m3, 12.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 638,341 m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 295,112 m3, 2.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Switzerland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +172.2% | 1,800 m3 | 4,900 m3 |
| 1974 | +123.0% | 19,288 m3 | 43,013 m3 |
| 1967 | +121.6% | 4,148 m3 | 9,190 m3 |
| 1975 | +120.5% | 43,013 m3 | 94,823 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,899 m3 | 1,700 m3 | 25,233 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 114,916 m3 | 19,288 m3 | 311,100 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 303,500 m3 | 204,000 m3 | 435,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 464,060 m3 | 383,000 m3 | 521,809 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 733,012 m3 | 563,476 m3 | 871,011 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 614,280 m3 | 502,688 m3 | 715,239 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 504,232 m3 | 452,851 m3 | 638,341 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 33 Bulgaria 687,739 m3 compare
- 34 Australia and New Zealand 681,771 m3 compare
- 35 USSR 644,000 m3 compare
- 37 Ecuador 616,788 m3 compare
- 38 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 568,122 m3 compare
- 39 New Zealand 565,215 m3 compare
More environment data for Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2925 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 11.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2741 % 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 0.0914 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in Switzerland?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in Switzerland was 638,341 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 871,011 m3 in 2004.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,700 m3 in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- Switzerland ranks 36th out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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