Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Chile
Chile: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 192,094 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Chile, 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 Chile is 192,094 m3, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Chile peaked at 615,567 m3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 100 m3, in 1965.
That places Chile 79th out of 255 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 — Import quantity in Chile, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,300 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 2,600 m3 | +13.0% |
| 1963 | 400 m3 | -84.6% |
| 1964 | 400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100 m3 | -75.0% |
| 1966 | 105 m3 | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 1,264 m3 | +1103.8% |
| 1968 | 737 m3 | -41.7% |
| 1969 | 1,264 m3 | +71.5% |
| 1970 | 1,685 m3 | +33.3% |
| 1971 | 842 m3 | -50.0% |
| 1972 | 948 m3 | +12.6% |
| 1973 | 948 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 300 m3 | -68.4% |
| 1992 | 7,870 m3 | +2523.3% |
| 1993 | 17,052 m3 | +116.7% |
| 1994 | 15,447 m3 | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 16,300 m3 | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 18,000 m3 | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 7,069 m3 | -60.7% |
| 1998 | 4,000 m3 | -43.4% |
| 1999 | 7,846 m3 | +96.2% |
| 2000 | 10,907 m3 | +39.0% |
| 2001 | 6,878 m3 | -36.9% |
| 2002 | 41,000 m3 | +496.1% |
| 2003 | 31,151 m3 | -24.0% |
| 2004 | 63,221 m3 | +103.0% |
| 2005 | 75,778 m3 | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 130,120 m3 | +71.7% |
| 2007 | 135,800 m3 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 169,200 m3 | +24.6% |
| 2009 | 86,800 m3 | -48.7% |
| 2010 | 185,016 m3 | +113.2% |
| 2011 | 161,049 m3 | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 267,821 m3 | +66.3% |
| 2013 | 247,420 m3 | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 144,475 m3 | -41.6% |
| 2015 | 227,699 m3 | +57.6% |
| 2016 | 258,625 m3 | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 265,773 m3 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 380,054 m3 | +43.0% |
| 2019 | 296,415 m3 | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 227,458 m3 | -23.3% |
| 2021 | 615,567 m3 | +170.6% |
| 2022 | 283,175 m3 | -54.0% |
| 2023 | 198,567 m3 | -29.9% |
| 2024 | 192,094 m3 | -3.3% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 192,094 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 180,664 m3, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Chile's 192,094 m3 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,464 m3, 9.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Chile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +2523.3% | 300 m3 | 7,870 m3 |
| 1967 | +1103.8% | 105 m3 | 1,264 m3 |
| 2002 | +496.1% | 6,878 m3 | 41,000 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,019 m3 | 100 m3 | 2,600 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 944.6 m3 | 300 m3 | 1,685 m3 | 5 |
| 1990s | 11,698 m3 | 4,000 m3 | 18,000 m3 | 8 |
| 2000s | 75,086 m3 | 6,878 m3 | 169,200 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 243,435 m3 | 144,475 m3 | 380,054 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 303,372 m3 | 192,094 m3 | 615,567 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Chile
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3357 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.1 % 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 0.202 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Chile?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Chile was 192,094 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 615,567 m3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 m3 in 1965.
- How does Chile rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Chile ranks 79th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile 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