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 10th of 255 countries on this measure, 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22,000 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 22,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 28,000 m3 | +27.3% |
| 1964 | 17,000 m3 | -39.3% |
| 1965 | 12,000 m3 | -29.4% |
| 1966 | 21,939 m3 | +82.8% |
| 1967 | 16,244 m3 | -26.0% |
| 1968 | 13,509 m3 | -16.8% |
| 1969 | 16,833 m3 | +24.6% |
| 1970 | 18,676 m3 | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 21,228 m3 | +13.7% |
| 1972 | 23,470 m3 | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 24,443 m3 | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 19,250 m3 | -21.2% |
| 1975 | 26,000 m3 | +35.1% |
| 1976 | 30,900 m3 | +18.8% |
| 1977 | 25,200 m3 | -18.4% |
| 1978 | 38,400 m3 | +52.4% |
| 1979 | 42,200 m3 | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 27,000 m3 | -36.0% |
| 1981 | 35,900 m3 | +33.0% |
| 1982 | 37,300 m3 | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 37,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 37,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 37,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8,500 m3 | -77.2% |
| 1987 | 7,900 m3 | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 50,752 m3 | +542.4% |
| 1989 | 53,975 m3 | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 60,260 m3 | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 45,400 m3 | -24.7% |
| 1992 | 74,118 m3 | +63.3% |
| 1993 | 113,417 m3 | +53.0% |
| 1994 | 170,000 m3 | +49.9% |
| 1995 | 158,800 m3 | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 114,600 m3 | -27.8% |
| 1997 | 79,400 m3 | -30.7% |
| 1998 | 95,300 m3 | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 94,400 m3 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 110,100 m3 | +16.6% |
| 2001 | 105,400 m3 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 136,000 m3 | +29.0% |
| 2003 | 157,068 m3 | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 292,675 m3 | +86.3% |
| 2005 | 352,221 m3 | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 315,656 m3 | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 309,656 m3 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 763,239 m3 | +146.5% |
| 2009 | 521,632 m3 | -31.7% |
| 2010 | 531,652 m3 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 912,190 m3 | +71.6% |
| 2012 | 1.02 million m3 | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 937,094 m3 | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 1.01 million m3 | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.05 million m3 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.06 million m3 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.18 million m3 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 1.66 million m3 | +40.7% |
| 2019 | 1.82 million m3 | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 1.82 million m3 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.10 million m3 | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 1.89 million m3 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 2.15 million m3 | +13.8% |
| 2024 | 2.59 million m3 | +20.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 2.59 million m3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94,621 m3, 27.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 2.59 million m3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19,960 m3, 129.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +542.4% | 7,900 m3 | 50,752 m3 |
| 2008 | +146.5% | 309,656 m3 | 763,239 m3 |
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.33 % 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 0.9114 % change on previous year (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 10th out of 255 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