Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Americas
Americas: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 21.94 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood-based panels — import quantity in Americas is 21.94 million m3, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Americas peaked at 27.34 million m3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 683,044 m3, in 1961.
Americas ranks 4th of 29 groups 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 — Import quantity in Americas, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 683,044 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 864,407 m3 | +26.6% |
| 1963 | 982,265 m3 | +13.6% |
| 1964 | 1.18 million m3 | +19.9% |
| 1965 | 1.29 million m3 | +9.5% |
| 1966 | 1.48 million m3 | +14.5% |
| 1967 | 1.50 million m3 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 2.25 million m3 | +49.3% |
| 1969 | 2.68 million m3 | +19.2% |
| 1970 | 2.38 million m3 | -10.9% |
| 1971 | 3.08 million m3 | +29.2% |
| 1972 | 4.04 million m3 | +31.2% |
| 1973 | 3.56 million m3 | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 2.86 million m3 | -19.6% |
| 1975 | 2.92 million m3 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 3.32 million m3 | +13.7% |
| 1977 | 3.23 million m3 | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 3.71 million m3 | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 3.18 million m3 | -14.4% |
| 1980 | 2.35 million m3 | -26.1% |
| 1981 | 2.82 million m3 | +20.2% |
| 1982 | 2.27 million m3 | -19.4% |
| 1983 | 3.27 million m3 | +44.0% |
| 1984 | 3.41 million m3 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 3.80 million m3 | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 4.04 million m3 | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 4.18 million m3 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 4.47 million m3 | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 4.79 million m3 | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 4.56 million m3 | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 4.07 million m3 | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 5.15 million m3 | +26.5% |
| 1993 | 6.25 million m3 | +21.3% |
| 1994 | 7.26 million m3 | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 8.06 million m3 | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 10.36 million m3 | +28.6% |
| 1997 | 11.71 million m3 | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 12.06 million m3 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 14.05 million m3 | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 15.41 million m3 | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 16.37 million m3 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 18.39 million m3 | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 20.33 million m3 | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 23.43 million m3 | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 24.85 million m3 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 25.31 million m3 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 20.41 million m3 | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 15.57 million m3 | -23.7% |
| 2009 | 11.51 million m3 | -26.1% |
| 2010 | 13.57 million m3 | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 13.78 million m3 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 14.46 million m3 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 14.36 million m3 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 16.16 million m3 | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 18.32 million m3 | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 19.75 million m3 | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 21.64 million m3 | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 22.87 million m3 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 21.03 million m3 | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 22.36 million m3 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 27.34 million m3 | +22.3% |
| 2022 | 25.96 million m3 | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 20.58 million m3 | -20.7% |
| 2024 | 21.94 million m3 | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.43 million m3 | 683,044 m3 | 2.68 million m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.23 million m3 | 2.38 million m3 | 4.04 million m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.54 million m3 | 2.27 million m3 | 4.79 million m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.35 million m3 | 4.07 million m3 | 14.05 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.16 million m3 | 11.51 million m3 | 25.31 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.59 million m3 | 13.57 million m3 | 22.87 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.64 million m3 | 20.58 million m3 | 27.34 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 United States 14.67 million m3 compare
- 2 Germany 4.88 million m3 compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.04 million m3 compare
- 3 United Kingdom 3.04 million m3 compare
- 5 Japan 3.04 million m3 compare
- 6 Republic of Korea 3.02 million m3 compare
- 7 Italy 2.95 million m3 compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Americas?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Americas was 21.94 million m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 27.34 million m3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 683,044 m3 in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Americas ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood-based panels — Import 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