Wood-based panels — Export quantity in United States
United States: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 1.90 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in United States, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
United States recorded 1.90 million m3 for wood-based panels — export quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in United States peaked at 2.87 million m3 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 29,800 m3, in 1961.
That places United States 21st out of 253 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in United States, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29,800 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 31,200 m3 | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 35,400 m3 | +13.5% |
| 1964 | 45,800 m3 | +29.4% |
| 1965 | 48,800 m3 | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 130,946 m3 | +168.3% |
| 1967 | 146,109 m3 | +11.6% |
| 1968 | 154,063 m3 | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 281,784 m3 | +82.9% |
| 1970 | 230,761 m3 | -18.1% |
| 1971 | 265,141 m3 | +14.9% |
| 1972 | 377,564 m3 | +42.4% |
| 1973 | 625,604 m3 | +65.7% |
| 1974 | 843,862 m3 | +34.9% |
| 1975 | 861,650 m3 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 833,200 m3 | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 527,600 m3 | -36.7% |
| 1978 | 544,800 m3 | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 627,800 m3 | +15.2% |
| 1980 | 673,700 m3 | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 1.02 million m3 | +51.9% |
| 1982 | 664,900 m3 | -35.0% |
| 1983 | 817,600 m3 | +23.0% |
| 1984 | 745,500 m3 | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 692,300 m3 | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 1.25 million m3 | +80.3% |
| 1987 | 1.57 million m3 | +25.6% |
| 1988 | 2.06 million m3 | +31.1% |
| 1989 | 2.50 million m3 | +21.7% |
| 1990 | 2.65 million m3 | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 2.53 million m3 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 2.80 million m3 | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 2.70 million m3 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 2.50 million m3 | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 2.62 million m3 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 2.59 million m3 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.87 million m3 | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 1.89 million m3 | -33.9% |
| 1999 | 1.80 million m3 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 1.80 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.65 million m3 | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 1.72 million m3 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.56 million m3 | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 1.72 million m3 | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 1.70 million m3 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.82 million m3 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 1.96 million m3 | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 2.22 million m3 | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 1.76 million m3 | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 2.13 million m3 | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 2.18 million m3 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.49 million m3 | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 2.28 million m3 | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 2.15 million m3 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 1.67 million m3 | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 2.02 million m3 | +21.1% |
| 2017 | 1.93 million m3 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.99 million m3 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.91 million m3 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.79 million m3 | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 2.13 million m3 | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 2.30 million m3 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 1.95 million m3 | -15.3% |
| 2024 | 1.90 million m3 | -2.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.90 million m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 50,548 m3, 37.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +168.3% | 48,800 m3 | 130,946 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100,434 m3 | 29,800 m3 | 281,784 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 573,798 m3 | 230,761 m3 | 861,650 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.20 million m3 | 664,900 m3 | 2.50 million m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.49 million m3 | 1.80 million m3 | 2.87 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 million m3 | 1.56 million m3 | 2.22 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 million m3 | 1.67 million m3 | 2.49 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 million m3 | 1.79 million m3 | 2.30 million m3 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in United States?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in United States was 1.90 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 million m3 in 1997.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,800 m3 in 1961.
- How does United States rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- United States ranks 21st out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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