Wood-based panels — Import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR
China, Hong Kong SAR: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 76,882 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR, 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 China, Hong Kong SAR is 76,882 m3, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.6% on the previous year and down 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR peaked at 1.41 million m3 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 17,100 m3, in 1961.
China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 106th 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 China, Hong Kong SAR, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,100 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 19,400 m3 | +13.5% |
| 1963 | 28,800 m3 | +48.5% |
| 1964 | 34,700 m3 | +20.5% |
| 1965 | 40,200 m3 | +15.9% |
| 1966 | 46,449 m3 | +15.5% |
| 1967 | 35,470 m3 | -23.6% |
| 1968 | 48,965 m3 | +38.0% |
| 1969 | 49,328 m3 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 53,323 m3 | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 65,264 m3 | +22.4% |
| 1972 | 68,264 m3 | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 79,780 m3 | +16.9% |
| 1974 | 66,417 m3 | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 71,306 m3 | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 99,648 m3 | +39.7% |
| 1977 | 108,300 m3 | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 133,900 m3 | +23.6% |
| 1979 | 184,600 m3 | +37.9% |
| 1980 | 260,600 m3 | +41.2% |
| 1981 | 265,600 m3 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 177,700 m3 | -33.1% |
| 1983 | 180,900 m3 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 219,300 m3 | +21.2% |
| 1985 | 229,700 m3 | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 306,800 m3 | +33.6% |
| 1987 | 545,100 m3 | +77.7% |
| 1988 | 495,200 m3 | -9.2% |
| 1989 | 574,400 m3 | +16.0% |
| 1990 | 848,400 m3 | +47.7% |
| 1991 | 938,000 m3 | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 713,943 m3 | -23.9% |
| 1993 | 916,776 m3 | +28.4% |
| 1994 | 1.23 million m3 | +34.3% |
| 1995 | 1.41 million m3 | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 1.18 million m3 | -16.4% |
| 1997 | 469,191 m3 | -60.2% |
| 1998 | 314,293 m3 | -33.0% |
| 1999 | 1.04 million m3 | +229.5% |
| 2000 | 783,362 m3 | -24.4% |
| 2001 | 670,617 m3 | -14.4% |
| 2002 | 855,524 m3 | +27.6% |
| 2003 | 614,785 m3 | -28.1% |
| 2004 | 467,553 m3 | -23.9% |
| 2005 | 340,671 m3 | -27.1% |
| 2006 | 347,655 m3 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 276,948 m3 | -20.3% |
| 2008 | 267,340 m3 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 241,555 m3 | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 264,425 m3 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 333,574 m3 | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 315,297 m3 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 280,593 m3 | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 234,053 m3 | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 231,976 m3 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 242,792 m3 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 249,846 m3 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 257,271 m3 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 246,379 m3 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 193,962 m3 | -21.3% |
| 2021 | 102,430 m3 | -47.2% |
| 2022 | 186,189 m3 | +81.8% |
| 2023 | 66,527 m3 | -64.3% |
| 2024 | 76,882 m3 | +15.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +229.5% | 314,293 m3 | 1.04 million m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,601 m3 | 17,100 m3 | 49,328 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 93,080 m3 | 53,323 m3 | 184,600 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 325,530 m3 | 177,700 m3 | 574,400 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 905,890 m3 | 314,293 m3 | 1.41 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 486,601 m3 | 241,555 m3 | 855,524 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 265,621 m3 | 231,976 m3 | 333,574 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 125,198 m3 | 66,527 m3 | 193,962 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for China, Hong Kong SAR
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 261 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 293 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.57 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.03 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 219 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 824 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in China, Hong Kong SAR was 76,882 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 million m3 in 1995.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,100 m3 in 1961.
- How does China, Hong Kong SAR rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 106th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in China, Hong Kong SAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong SAR 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