Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Bhutan
Bhutan: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 25,636 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Bhutan, 1979–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood-based panels — import quantity in Bhutan is 25,636 m3, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16,990.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Bhutan peaked at 25,636 m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 m3, in 1983.
Bhutan ranks 142nd of 255 countries on this measure, 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 — Import quantity in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 200 m3 | — |
| 1980 | 300 m3 | +50.0% |
| 1981 | 300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0 m3 | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0 m3 | — |
| 1985 | 0 m3 | — |
| 1986 | 0 m3 | — |
| 1987 | 0 m3 | — |
| 1988 | 0 m3 | — |
| 1989 | 0 m3 | — |
| 1990 | 0 m3 | — |
| 1991 | 0 m3 | — |
| 1992 | 2 m3 | — |
| 1993 | 6 m3 | +200.0% |
| 1994 | 6 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27 m3 | +350.0% |
| 2004 | 56 m3 | +107.4% |
| 2005 | 56 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 103 m3 | +83.9% |
| 2007 | 93 m3 | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 93 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,342 m3 | +3493.5% |
| 2011 | 3,917 m3 | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 4,119 m3 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 351 m3 | -91.5% |
| 2014 | 150 m3 | -57.3% |
| 2015 | 189 m3 | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 189 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 502 m3 | +165.6% |
| 2018 | 2,376 m3 | +373.3% |
| 2019 | 1,427 m3 | -39.9% |
| 2020 | 1,286 m3 | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 12,221 m3 | +850.3% |
| 2022 | 25,209 m3 | +106.3% |
| 2023 | 25,414 m3 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 25,636 m3 | +0.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 25,636 m3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,744 m3, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 25,636 m3 is above the median for South Asia, which is 23,145 m3, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +3493.5% | 93 m3 | 3,342 m3 |
| 2021 | +850.3% | 1,286 m3 | 12,221 m3 |
| 2018 | +373.3% | 502 m3 | 2,376 m3 |
| 2003 | +350.0% | 6 m3 | 27 m3 |
| 1993 | +200.0% | 2 m3 | 6 m3 |
| 2017 | +165.6% | 189 m3 | 502 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 200 m3 | 200 m3 | 200 m3 | 1 |
| 1980s | 90 m3 | 0 m3 | 300 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4 m3 | 0 m3 | 6 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.9 m3 | 6 m3 | 103 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,656 m3 | 150 m3 | 4,119 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,953 m3 | 1,286 m3 | 25,636 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 139 Trinidad and Tobago 28,968 m3 compare
- 140 Angola 28,613 m3 compare
- 141 Namibia 27,852 m3 compare
- 143 Fiji 25,606 m3 compare
- 144 Côte d'Ivoire 25,352 m3 compare
- 144 Cote d'Ivoire 25,352 m3 compare
More environment data for Bhutan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2782 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5977 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.487 % 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 -5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Bhutan?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Bhutan was 25,636 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 25,636 m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 m3 in 1983.
- How does Bhutan rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Bhutan ranks 142nd out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16,990.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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