Wood-based panels — Import quantity in China, mainland
China, mainland: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 1.66 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in China, mainland, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood-based panels — import quantity in China, mainland stood at 1.66 million m3.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 91.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in China, mainland peaked at 3.54 million m3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100 m3, in 1965.
That places China, mainland 18th 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 China, mainland, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 100 m3 | — |
| 1966 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 200 m3 | +100.0% |
| 1969 | 200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,000 m3 | +400.0% |
| 1972 | 4,000 m3 | +300.0% |
| 1973 | 4,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 190,000 m3 | +4650.0% |
| 1982 | 190,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 194,000 m3 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 451,000 m3 | +132.5% |
| 1985 | 309,000 m3 | -31.5% |
| 1986 | 198,300 m3 | -35.8% |
| 1987 | 656,000 m3 | +230.8% |
| 1988 | 747,400 m3 | +13.9% |
| 1989 | 1.08 million m3 | +44.0% |
| 1990 | 1.38 million m3 | +28.0% |
| 1991 | 1.46 million m3 | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 2.13 million m3 | +45.5% |
| 1993 | 2.14 million m3 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.45 million m3 | +14.5% |
| 1995 | 2.58 million m3 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 2.43 million m3 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 2.69 million m3 | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 3.06 million m3 | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 2.46 million m3 | -19.5% |
| 2000 | 3.54 million m3 | +43.6% |
| 2001 | 2.78 million m3 | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 3.19 million m3 | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 3.40 million m3 | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 3.18 million m3 | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 2.62 million m3 | -17.8% |
| 2006 | 2.10 million m3 | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 1.41 million m3 | -32.7% |
| 2008 | 1.08 million m3 | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million m3 | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 1.11 million m3 | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 1.00 million m3 | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 820,163 m3 | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 870,581 m3 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 870,383 m3 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 861,381 m3 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.14 million m3 | +32.0% |
| 2017 | 1.52 million m3 | +33.6% |
| 2018 | 1.50 million m3 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.45 million m3 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.60 million m3 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 1.50 million m3 | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 1.52 million m3 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.55 million m3 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.66 million m3 | +7.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in China, mainland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +4650.0% | 4,000 m3 | 190,000 m3 |
| 1971 | +400.0% | 200 m3 | 1,000 m3 |
| 1972 | +300.0% | 1,000 m3 | 4,000 m3 |
| 1987 | +230.8% | 198,300 m3 | 656,000 m3 |
| 1984 | +132.5% | 194,000 m3 | 451,000 m3 |
| 1968 | +100.0% | 100 m3 | 200 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 140 m3 | 100 m3 | 200 m3 | 5 |
| 1970s | 3,320 m3 | 200 m3 | 4,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 401,570 m3 | 4,000 m3 | 1.08 million m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.28 million m3 | 1.38 million m3 | 3.06 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.43 million m3 | 1.01 million m3 | 3.54 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 million m3 | 820,163 m3 | 1.52 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 million m3 | 1.50 million m3 | 1.66 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 15 United Arab Emirates 2.01 million m3 compare
- 16 Saudi Arabia 1.99 million m3 compare
- 17 Mexico 1.90 million m3 compare
- 19 Viet Nam 1.61 million m3 compare
- 19 Vietnam 1.61 million m3 compare
- 21 Uzbekistan 1.32 million m3 compare
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in China, mainland?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in China, mainland was 1.66 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 China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.54 million m3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 m3 in 1965.
- How does China, mainland rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- China, mainland ranks 18th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, mainland 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