Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Italy
Italy: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 2.95 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood-based panels — import quantity in Italy stood at 2.95 million m3.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Italy peaked at 3.07 million m3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17,800 m3, in 1965.
That places Italy 7th 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18,500 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 22,600 m3 | +22.2% |
| 1963 | 33,400 m3 | +47.8% |
| 1964 | 23,800 m3 | -28.7% |
| 1965 | 17,800 m3 | -25.2% |
| 1966 | 30,004 m3 | +68.6% |
| 1967 | 41,268 m3 | +37.5% |
| 1968 | 44,784 m3 | +8.5% |
| 1969 | 55,433 m3 | +23.8% |
| 1970 | 76,413 m3 | +37.8% |
| 1971 | 74,739 m3 | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 222,829 m3 | +198.1% |
| 1973 | 303,418 m3 | +36.2% |
| 1974 | 531,484 m3 | +75.2% |
| 1975 | 242,696 m3 | -54.3% |
| 1976 | 443,100 m3 | +82.6% |
| 1977 | 334,200 m3 | -24.6% |
| 1978 | 298,500 m3 | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 550,700 m3 | +84.5% |
| 1980 | 709,500 m3 | +28.8% |
| 1981 | 619,500 m3 | -12.7% |
| 1982 | 479,800 m3 | -22.6% |
| 1983 | 492,000 m3 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 509,000 m3 | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 588,000 m3 | +15.5% |
| 1986 | 559,000 m3 | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 642,000 m3 | +14.8% |
| 1988 | 585,000 m3 | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 737,000 m3 | +26.0% |
| 1990 | 785,000 m3 | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 766,000 m3 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 908,833 m3 | +18.6% |
| 1993 | 802,483 m3 | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 832,000 m3 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 976,000 m3 | +17.3% |
| 1996 | 963,000 m3 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.25 million m3 | +30.2% |
| 1998 | 1.36 million m3 | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 1.27 million m3 | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 1.53 million m3 | +20.3% |
| 2001 | 1.60 million m3 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.94 million m3 | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 1.84 million m3 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.97 million m3 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 1.91 million m3 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.81 million m3 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 2.56 million m3 | +41.1% |
| 2008 | 2.04 million m3 | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 1.73 million m3 | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 2.24 million m3 | +29.1% |
| 2011 | 2.17 million m3 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 2.05 million m3 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 2.24 million m3 | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 2.61 million m3 | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 2.56 million m3 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.45 million m3 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.74 million m3 | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 2.85 million m3 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 3.02 million m3 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 2.31 million m3 | -23.7% |
| 2021 | 2.66 million m3 | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 3.07 million m3 | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 2.72 million m3 | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 2.95 million m3 | +8.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 2.95 million m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 180,664 m3, 16.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Italy's 2.95 million m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 307,609 m3, 9.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +198.1% | 74,739 m3 | 222,829 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,954 m3 | 17,800 m3 | 55,433 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 307,808 m3 | 74,739 m3 | 550,700 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 592,080 m3 | 479,800 m3 | 737,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 991,632 m3 | 766,000 m3 | 1.36 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 million m3 | 1.53 million m3 | 2.56 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.49 million m3 | 2.05 million m3 | 3.02 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.74 million m3 | 2.31 million m3 | 3.07 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % 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 -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Italy?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Italy was 2.95 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 million m3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,800 m3 in 1965.
- How does Italy rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Italy ranks 7th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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