Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Malaysia
Malaysia: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 2.59 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood-based panels — import quantity in Malaysia stood at 2.59 million m3. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.2% on the previous year and up 156.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Malaysia peaked at 2.59 million m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,900 m3, in 1987.
Malaysia ranks 8th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,836 m3 | 12,000 m3 | 28,000 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 26,977 m3 | 18,676 m3 | 42,200 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,323 m3 | 7,900 m3 | 53,975 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 100,570 m3 | 45,400 m3 | 170,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 306,365 m3 | 105,400 m3 | 763,239 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million m3 | 531,652 m3 | 1.82 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 million m3 | 1.82 million m3 | 2.59 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More environment data for Malaysia
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1.20 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1.33 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 26,142 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 12,792 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1.29 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2.73 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 650,242 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 658,658 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Malaysia?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Malaysia was 2.59 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 million m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,900 m3 in 1987.
- How does Malaysia rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Malaysia ranks 8th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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