Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Finland
Finland: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 253,427 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Finland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Finland recorded 253,427 m3 for wood-based panels — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Finland peaked at 417,371 m3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 300 m3, in 1961.
Finland ranks 74th 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 Finland, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 300 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 600 m3 | +100.0% |
| 1963 | 400 m3 | -33.3% |
| 1964 | 1,800 m3 | +350.0% |
| 1965 | 2,700 m3 | +50.0% |
| 1966 | 1,932 m3 | -28.4% |
| 1967 | 1,905 m3 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 805 m3 | -57.7% |
| 1969 | 1,027 m3 | +27.6% |
| 1970 | 1,205 m3 | +17.3% |
| 1971 | 1,505 m3 | +24.9% |
| 1972 | 2,305 m3 | +53.2% |
| 1973 | 2,500 m3 | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 5,500 m3 | +120.0% |
| 1975 | 7,305 m3 | +32.8% |
| 1976 | 4,505 m3 | -38.3% |
| 1977 | 5,505 m3 | +22.2% |
| 1978 | 6,000 m3 | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 8,400 m3 | +40.0% |
| 1980 | 12,100 m3 | +44.0% |
| 1981 | 6,500 m3 | -46.3% |
| 1982 | 12,200 m3 | +87.7% |
| 1983 | 13,200 m3 | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 20,400 m3 | +54.5% |
| 1985 | 33,000 m3 | +61.8% |
| 1986 | 31,900 m3 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 44,700 m3 | +40.1% |
| 1988 | 54,900 m3 | +22.8% |
| 1989 | 81,800 m3 | +49.0% |
| 1990 | 90,500 m3 | +10.6% |
| 1991 | 82,200 m3 | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 78,931 m3 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 73,104 m3 | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 74,000 m3 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 90,000 m3 | +21.6% |
| 1996 | 85,000 m3 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 119,000 m3 | +40.0% |
| 1998 | 135,500 m3 | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 149,000 m3 | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 190,000 m3 | +27.5% |
| 2001 | 219,198 m3 | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 239,788 m3 | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 249,837 m3 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 271,184 m3 | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 301,726 m3 | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 349,576 m3 | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 387,313 m3 | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 369,971 m3 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 312,187 m3 | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 379,633 m3 | +21.6% |
| 2011 | 401,874 m3 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 394,435 m3 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 349,271 m3 | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 355,470 m3 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 339,331 m3 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 374,975 m3 | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 381,227 m3 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 401,677 m3 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 381,359 m3 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 408,821 m3 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 417,371 m3 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 371,335 m3 | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 256,704 m3 | -30.9% |
| 2024 | 253,427 m3 | -1.3% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 253,427 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 180,664 m3, 1.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Finland's 253,427 m3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 307,609 m3, 82% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Finland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +350.0% | 400 m3 | 1,800 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,274 m3 | 300 m3 | 2,700 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,473 m3 | 1,205 m3 | 8,400 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,070 m3 | 6,500 m3 | 81,800 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 97,724 m3 | 73,104 m3 | 149,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 289,078 m3 | 190,000 m3 | 387,313 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 375,925 m3 | 339,331 m3 | 401,874 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 341,532 m3 | 253,427 m3 | 417,371 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More environment data for Finland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.986 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.94 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.4 % 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 0.3579 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Finland?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Finland was 253,427 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 417,371 m3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 300 m3 in 1961.
- How does Finland rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Finland ranks 74th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland 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