Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 1.18 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 1.18 million m3, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 1.55 million m3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10,982 m3, in 1961.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 24th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,982 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 11,000 m3 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 18,618 m3 | +69.3% |
| 1964 | 21,700 m3 | +16.6% |
| 1965 | 26,600 m3 | +22.6% |
| 1966 | 35,362 m3 | +32.9% |
| 1967 | 39,256 m3 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 74,519 m3 | +89.8% |
| 1969 | 75,841 m3 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 55,640 m3 | -26.6% |
| 1971 | 62,418 m3 | +12.2% |
| 1972 | 96,760 m3 | +55.0% |
| 1973 | 95,629 m3 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 114,242 m3 | +19.5% |
| 1975 | 117,309 m3 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 99,827 m3 | -14.9% |
| 1977 | 91,735 m3 | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 100,405 m3 | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 102,705 m3 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 98,605 m3 | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 105,605 m3 | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 107,305 m3 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 101,405 m3 | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 104,805 m3 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 77,348 m3 | -26.2% |
| 1986 | 48,816 m3 | -36.9% |
| 1987 | 50,936 m3 | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 45,338 m3 | -11.0% |
| 1989 | 40,537 m3 | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 35,370 m3 | -12.7% |
| 1991 | 30,730 m3 | -13.1% |
| 1992 | 108,647 m3 | +253.6% |
| 1993 | 43,554 m3 | -59.9% |
| 1994 | 49,618 m3 | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 103,479 m3 | +108.6% |
| 1996 | 80,467 m3 | -22.2% |
| 1997 | 89,056 m3 | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 145,244 m3 | +63.1% |
| 1999 | 289,817 m3 | +99.5% |
| 2000 | 145,877 m3 | -49.7% |
| 2001 | 196,832 m3 | +34.9% |
| 2002 | 178,880 m3 | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 264,660 m3 | +48.0% |
| 2004 | 305,780 m3 | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 320,579 m3 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 372,161 m3 | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 392,915 m3 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 417,969 m3 | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 483,907 m3 | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 653,465 m3 | +35.0% |
| 2011 | 557,578 m3 | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 667,543 m3 | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 779,147 m3 | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 892,383 m3 | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 746,790 m3 | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 1.01 million m3 | +35.0% |
| 2017 | 1.26 million m3 | +24.7% |
| 2018 | 1.13 million m3 | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 1.55 million m3 | +38.1% |
| 2020 | 1.41 million m3 | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 1.40 million m3 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.17 million m3 | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 1.11 million m3 | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 1.18 million m3 | +6.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +253.6% | 30,730 m3 | 108,647 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34,875 m3 | 10,982 m3 | 75,841 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 93,667 m3 | 55,640 m3 | 117,309 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 78,070 m3 | 40,537 m3 | 107,305 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 97,598 m3 | 30,730 m3 | 289,817 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 307,956 m3 | 145,877 m3 | 483,907 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 924,142 m3 | 557,578 m3 | 1.55 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 million m3 | 1.11 million m3 | 1.41 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 21 Uzbekistan 1.32 million m3 compare
- 22 Spain 1.24 million m3 compare
- 23 Australia and New Zealand 1.10 million m3 compare
- 24 China, Taiwan Province of 1.10 million m3 compare
- 25 Philippines 1.08 million m3 compare
- 26 Belgium-Luxembourg 1.06 million m3 compare
- 27 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 961,709 m3 compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 1.18 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 million m3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,982 m3 in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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