Wood-based panels — Export value in Laos
Laos: Wood-based panels — Export value was 1,816 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export value in Laos, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
In 2024, wood-based panels — export value in Laos stood at 1,816 1000 USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.4% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export value in Laos peaked at 5,744 1000 USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD, in 1999.
That places Laos 105th 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 Laos, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 551 1000 USD | — |
| 1993 | 959 1000 USD | +74.0% |
| 1994 | 1,567 1000 USD | +63.4% |
| 1995 | 1,611 1000 USD | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 5,345 1000 USD | +231.8% |
| 1997 | 1,516 1000 USD | -71.6% |
| 1998 | 1,516 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 USD | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 USD | — |
| 2001 | 806 1000 USD | — |
| 2002 | 806 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 806 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 806 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 806 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 806 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 806 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4,359 1000 USD | +440.8% |
| 2009 | 2,660 1000 USD | -39.0% |
| 2010 | 1,928 1000 USD | -27.5% |
| 2011 | 1,350 1000 USD | -30.0% |
| 2012 | 1,297 1000 USD | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 1,361 1000 USD | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 1,643 1000 USD | +20.7% |
| 2015 | 1,478 1000 USD | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 212 1000 USD | -85.7% |
| 2017 | 5,667 1000 USD | +2573.1% |
| 2018 | 2,695 1000 USD | -52.4% |
| 2019 | 4,747 1000 USD | +76.1% |
| 2020 | 1,282 1000 USD | -73.0% |
| 2021 | 2,227 1000 USD | +73.7% |
| 2022 | 5,744 1000 USD | +157.9% |
| 2023 | 2,809 1000 USD | -51.1% |
| 2024 | 1,816 1000 USD | -35.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1,816 1000 USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 953 1000 USD, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1,816 1000 USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 193 1000 USD, 9.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export value in Laos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +2573.1% | 212 1000 USD | 5,667 1000 USD |
| 2008 | +440.8% | 806 1000 USD | 4,359 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,633 1000 USD | 0 1000 USD | 5,345 1000 USD | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,266 1000 USD | 0 1000 USD | 4,359 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,238 1000 USD | 212 1000 USD | 5,667 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,776 1000 USD | 1,282 1000 USD | 5,744 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More environment data for Laos
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.77 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 5.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export value in Laos?
- Wood-based panels — export value in Laos was 1,816 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 5,744 1000 USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export value recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD in 1999.
- How does Laos rank for wood-based panels — export value?
- Laos ranks 105th out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export value rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos 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