Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Canada
Canada: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 2.64 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Canada, 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 Canada is 2.64 million m3, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Canada peaked at 3.48 million m3 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 77,100 m3, in 1961.
That places Canada 9th out of 255 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 — Import quantity in Canada, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 77,100 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 87,100 m3 | +13.0% |
| 1963 | 78,000 m3 | -10.4% |
| 1964 | 110,400 m3 | +41.5% |
| 1965 | 101,500 m3 | -8.1% |
| 1966 | 126,159 m3 | +24.3% |
| 1967 | 165,955 m3 | +31.5% |
| 1968 | 182,683 m3 | +10.1% |
| 1969 | 310,916 m3 | +70.2% |
| 1970 | 207,765 m3 | -33.2% |
| 1971 | 352,203 m3 | +69.5% |
| 1972 | 591,674 m3 | +68.0% |
| 1973 | 647,912 m3 | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 891,399 m3 | +37.6% |
| 1975 | 866,805 m3 | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 665,120 m3 | -23.3% |
| 1977 | 419,000 m3 | -37.0% |
| 1978 | 341,600 m3 | -18.5% |
| 1979 | 300,300 m3 | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 202,700 m3 | -32.5% |
| 1981 | 417,500 m3 | +106.0% |
| 1982 | 144,800 m3 | -65.3% |
| 1983 | 272,900 m3 | +88.5% |
| 1984 | 231,700 m3 | -15.1% |
| 1985 | 254,300 m3 | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 400,600 m3 | +57.5% |
| 1987 | 450,700 m3 | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 528,800 m3 | +17.3% |
| 1989 | 555,400 m3 | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 483,900 m3 | -12.9% |
| 1991 | 538,700 m3 | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 563,539 m3 | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 669,160 m3 | +18.7% |
| 1994 | 676,400 m3 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 754,300 m3 | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 942,500 m3 | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 899,500 m3 | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 762,700 m3 | -15.2% |
| 1999 | 855,120 m3 | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 1.25 million m3 | +46.1% |
| 2001 | 1.18 million m3 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 1.59 million m3 | +35.6% |
| 2003 | 1.41 million m3 | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 1.34 million m3 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.90 million m3 | +42.5% |
| 2006 | 2.29 million m3 | +20.4% |
| 2007 | 3.33 million m3 | +45.1% |
| 2008 | 3.48 million m3 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 2.23 million m3 | -35.9% |
| 2010 | 2.80 million m3 | +25.6% |
| 2011 | 2.75 million m3 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.74 million m3 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.63 million m3 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 3.38 million m3 | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 3.17 million m3 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 2.97 million m3 | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 3.37 million m3 | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 3.11 million m3 | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 2.79 million m3 | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 2.55 million m3 | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 3.13 million m3 | +22.6% |
| 2022 | 2.67 million m3 | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 2.38 million m3 | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 2.64 million m3 | +11.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 2.64 million m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 180,664 m3, 14.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 137,757 m3 | 77,100 m3 | 310,916 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 528,378 m3 | 207,765 m3 | 891,399 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 345,940 m3 | 144,800 m3 | 555,400 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 714,582 m3 | 483,900 m3 | 942,500 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.00 million m3 | 1.18 million m3 | 3.48 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.97 million m3 | 2.63 million m3 | 3.38 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 million m3 | 2.38 million m3 | 3.13 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Canada?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Canada was 2.64 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.48 million m3 in 2008.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,100 m3 in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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