Wood-based panels — Import quantity in India
India: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 805,803 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
India recorded 805,803 m3 for wood-based panels — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 15.4% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in India peaked at 952,101 m3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 126 m3, in 1966.
That places India 37th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in India, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 300 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 286 m3 | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 200 m3 | -30.1% |
| 1964 | 221 m3 | +10.5% |
| 1965 | 221 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 126 m3 | -43.0% |
| 1967 | 167 m3 | +32.5% |
| 1968 | 205 m3 | +22.8% |
| 1969 | 147 m3 | -28.3% |
| 1970 | 159 m3 | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 405 m3 | +154.7% |
| 1972 | 405 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 200 m3 | -50.6% |
| 1974 | 200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 300 m3 | +50.0% |
| 1976 | 300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 400 m3 | +33.3% |
| 1978 | 400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 200 m3 | -50.0% |
| 1980 | 200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9,442 m3 | +4621.0% |
| 1987 | 2,848 m3 | -69.8% |
| 1988 | 4,658 m3 | +63.6% |
| 1989 | 14,781 m3 | +217.3% |
| 1990 | 9,705 m3 | -34.3% |
| 1991 | 9,300 m3 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 6,216 m3 | -33.2% |
| 1993 | 5,930 m3 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 11,631 m3 | +96.1% |
| 1995 | 11,500 m3 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 17,600 m3 | +53.0% |
| 1997 | 43,600 m3 | +147.7% |
| 1998 | 75,000 m3 | +72.0% |
| 1999 | 93,900 m3 | +25.2% |
| 2000 | 79,600 m3 | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 105,700 m3 | +32.8% |
| 2002 | 79,971 m3 | -24.3% |
| 2003 | 89,479 m3 | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 146,270 m3 | +63.5% |
| 2005 | 220,241 m3 | +50.6% |
| 2006 | 274,716 m3 | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 272,017 m3 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 142,212 m3 | -47.7% |
| 2009 | 266,725 m3 | +87.6% |
| 2010 | 346,274 m3 | +29.8% |
| 2011 | 637,417 m3 | +84.1% |
| 2012 | 568,881 m3 | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 562,295 m3 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 484,549 m3 | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 495,888 m3 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 526,807 m3 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 555,823 m3 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 612,094 m3 | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 939,357 m3 | +53.5% |
| 2020 | 638,224 m3 | -32.1% |
| 2021 | 787,860 m3 | +23.4% |
| 2022 | 591,978 m3 | -24.9% |
| 2023 | 952,101 m3 | +60.8% |
| 2024 | 805,803 m3 | -15.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 805,803 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,744 m3, 30.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- India's 805,803 m3 is above the median for South Asia, which is 23,145 m3, 34.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +4621.0% | 200 m3 | 9,442 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 208.11 m3 | 126 m3 | 300 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 296.9 m3 | 159 m3 | 405 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,293 m3 | 200 m3 | 14,781 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,438 m3 | 5,930 m3 | 93,900 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 167,693 m3 | 79,600 m3 | 274,716 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 572,938 m3 | 346,274 m3 | 939,357 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 755,193 m3 | 591,978 m3 | 952,101 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % 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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in India?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in India was 805,803 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 952,101 m3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 126 m3 in 1966.
- How does India rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- India ranks 37th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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