Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Iceland
Iceland: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 32,540 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Iceland, 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 Iceland is 32,540 m3, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Iceland peaked at 37,000 m3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3,400 m3, in 1961.
Iceland ranks 135th of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Iceland, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,400 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 6,800 m3 | +100.0% |
| 1963 | 7,500 m3 | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 7,400 m3 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 10,200 m3 | +37.8% |
| 1966 | 10,311 m3 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 11,817 m3 | +14.6% |
| 1968 | 10,006 m3 | -15.3% |
| 1969 | 8,590 m3 | -14.2% |
| 1970 | 11,722 m3 | +36.5% |
| 1971 | 12,511 m3 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 15,243 m3 | +21.8% |
| 1973 | 18,054 m3 | +18.4% |
| 1974 | 21,986 m3 | +21.8% |
| 1975 | 18,175 m3 | -17.3% |
| 1976 | 17,700 m3 | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 23,500 m3 | +32.8% |
| 1978 | 24,080 m3 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 27,900 m3 | +15.9% |
| 1980 | 26,800 m3 | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 26,100 m3 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 29,500 m3 | +13.0% |
| 1983 | 24,500 m3 | -16.9% |
| 1984 | 28,600 m3 | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 28,700 m3 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 26,500 m3 | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 25,100 m3 | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 25,100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 30,800 m3 | +22.7% |
| 1990 | 30,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 30,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 26,721 m3 | -13.2% |
| 1993 | 25,502 m3 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 24,025 m3 | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 21,000 m3 | -12.6% |
| 1996 | 23,000 m3 | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 26,500 m3 | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 22,900 m3 | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 24,450 m3 | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 32,000 m3 | +30.9% |
| 2001 | 28,000 m3 | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 18,264 m3 | -34.8% |
| 2003 | 19,586 m3 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 19,539 m3 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 21,907 m3 | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 23,675 m3 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 22,225 m3 | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 19,367 m3 | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 17,484 m3 | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 21,046 m3 | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 19,988 m3 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 21,661 m3 | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 23,402 m3 | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 28,092 m3 | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 28,092 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27,941 m3 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 29,351 m3 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 37,000 m3 | +26.1% |
| 2019 | 33,000 m3 | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 22,313 m3 | -32.4% |
| 2021 | 22,000 m3 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 21,200 m3 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 32,490 m3 | +53.3% |
| 2024 | 32,540 m3 | +0.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 32,540 m3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 180,664 m3, 18% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 32,540 m3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 307,609 m3, 11% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Iceland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +100.0% | 3,400 m3 | 6,800 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,447 m3 | 3,400 m3 | 11,817 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,087 m3 | 11,722 m3 | 27,900 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,170 m3 | 24,500 m3 | 30,800 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,570 m3 | 21,000 m3 | 30,800 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,205 m3 | 17,484 m3 | 32,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,957 m3 | 19,988 m3 | 37,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,109 m3 | 21,200 m3 | 32,540 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8549 % 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 -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Iceland?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Iceland was 32,540 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 37,000 m3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,400 m3 in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Iceland ranks 135th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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