Wood-based panels — Export value in Australia
Australia: Wood-based panels — Export value was 19,647 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export value in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Australia recorded 19,647 1000 USD for wood-based panels — export value in 2024.
The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export value in Australia peaked at 144,778 1000 USD in 2005 and was at its lowest, 842 1000 USD, in 1961.
That places Australia 77th out of 253 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 value in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 842 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 843 1000 USD | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 1,285 1000 USD | +52.4% |
| 1964 | 1,816 1000 USD | +41.3% |
| 1965 | 2,360 1000 USD | +30.0% |
| 1966 | 2,477 1000 USD | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 2,670 1000 USD | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 2,765 1000 USD | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 3,016 1000 USD | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 3,316 1000 USD | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 4,275 1000 USD | +28.9% |
| 1972 | 3,588 1000 USD | -16.1% |
| 1973 | 5,418 1000 USD | +51.0% |
| 1974 | 5,128 1000 USD | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 5,194 1000 USD | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 3,273 1000 USD | -37.0% |
| 1977 | 2,910 1000 USD | -11.1% |
| 1978 | 2,917 1000 USD | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 2,827 1000 USD | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 5,634 1000 USD | +99.3% |
| 1981 | 5,940 1000 USD | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 4,013 1000 USD | -32.4% |
| 1983 | 3,927 1000 USD | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 3,512 1000 USD | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 2,304 1000 USD | -34.4% |
| 1986 | 2,653 1000 USD | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 3,760 1000 USD | +41.7% |
| 1988 | 4,442 1000 USD | +18.1% |
| 1989 | 2,715 1000 USD | -38.9% |
| 1990 | 13,355 1000 USD | +391.9% |
| 1991 | 20,060 1000 USD | +50.2% |
| 1992 | 31,841 1000 USD | +58.7% |
| 1993 | 28,636 1000 USD | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 92,466 1000 USD | +222.9% |
| 1995 | 70,662 1000 USD | -23.6% |
| 1996 | 55,023 1000 USD | -22.1% |
| 1997 | 52,950 1000 USD | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 46,683 1000 USD | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 59,010 1000 USD | +26.4% |
| 2000 | 66,781 1000 USD | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 83,977 1000 USD | +25.7% |
| 2002 | 110,184 1000 USD | +31.2% |
| 2003 | 100,949 1000 USD | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 128,519 1000 USD | +27.3% |
| 2005 | 144,778 1000 USD | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 117,375 1000 USD | -18.9% |
| 2007 | 118,755 1000 USD | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 79,560 1000 USD | -33.0% |
| 2009 | 62,337 1000 USD | -21.6% |
| 2010 | 53,895 1000 USD | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 49,073 1000 USD | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 35,029 1000 USD | -28.6% |
| 2013 | 24,605 1000 USD | -29.8% |
| 2014 | 38,661 1000 USD | +57.1% |
| 2015 | 30,041 1000 USD | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 31,867 1000 USD | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 26,014 1000 USD | -18.4% |
| 2018 | 21,953 1000 USD | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 28,110 1000 USD | +28.0% |
| 2020 | 31,748 1000 USD | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 24,427 1000 USD | -23.1% |
| 2022 | 22,888 1000 USD | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 22,371 1000 USD | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 19,647 1000 USD | -12.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 19,647 1000 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 15,156 1000 USD, 1.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Australia's 19,647 1000 USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 193 1000 USD, 101.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export value in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +391.9% | 2,715 1000 USD | 13,355 1000 USD |
| 1994 | +222.9% | 28,636 1000 USD | 92,466 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,008 1000 USD | 842 1000 USD | 3,016 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,885 1000 USD | 2,827 1000 USD | 5,418 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,890 1000 USD | 2,304 1000 USD | 5,940 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 47,069 1000 USD | 13,355 1000 USD | 92,466 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 101,322 1000 USD | 62,337 1000 USD | 144,778 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,925 1000 USD | 21,953 1000 USD | 53,895 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,216 1000 USD | 19,647 1000 USD | 31,748 1000 USD | 5 |
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More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export value in Australia?
- Wood-based panels — export value in Australia was 19,647 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export value recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 144,778 1000 USD in 2005.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export value recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 842 1000 USD in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for wood-based panels — export value?
- Australia ranks 77th out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export value rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood-based panels — Export value. 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