Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Norway
Norway: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 539,622 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Norway, 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 Norway is 539,622 m3, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Norway peaked at 564,036 m3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10,500 m3, in 1961.
Norway ranks 45th of 255 countries on this measure, 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,500 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 14,500 m3 | +38.1% |
| 1963 | 16,100 m3 | +11.0% |
| 1964 | 19,600 m3 | +21.7% |
| 1965 | 19,000 m3 | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 23,800 m3 | +25.3% |
| 1967 | 32,000 m3 | +34.5% |
| 1968 | 34,400 m3 | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 42,100 m3 | +22.4% |
| 1970 | 59,200 m3 | +40.6% |
| 1971 | 67,800 m3 | +14.5% |
| 1972 | 85,300 m3 | +25.8% |
| 1973 | 97,200 m3 | +14.0% |
| 1974 | 97,200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100,400 m3 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 126,200 m3 | +25.7% |
| 1977 | 141,860 m3 | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 158,300 m3 | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 153,300 m3 | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 154,300 m3 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 155,700 m3 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 146,500 m3 | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 141,200 m3 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 153,500 m3 | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 166,200 m3 | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 189,900 m3 | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 178,800 m3 | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 152,900 m3 | -14.5% |
| 1989 | 131,200 m3 | -14.2% |
| 1990 | 129,300 m3 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 114,600 m3 | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 115,438 m3 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 119,172 m3 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 138,000 m3 | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 143,000 m3 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 157,000 m3 | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 207,700 m3 | +32.3% |
| 1998 | 160,000 m3 | -23.0% |
| 1999 | 170,650 m3 | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 209,861 m3 | +23.0% |
| 2001 | 175,980 m3 | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 190,631 m3 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 205,586 m3 | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 236,692 m3 | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 258,829 m3 | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 253,074 m3 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 350,562 m3 | +38.5% |
| 2008 | 333,984 m3 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 303,763 m3 | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 357,355 m3 | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 363,216 m3 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 325,388 m3 | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 407,703 m3 | +25.3% |
| 2014 | 408,767 m3 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 400,488 m3 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 293,051 m3 | -26.8% |
| 2017 | 433,742 m3 | +48.0% |
| 2018 | 564,036 m3 | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 482,505 m3 | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 472,521 m3 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 538,566 m3 | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 466,195 m3 | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 505,320 m3 | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 539,622 m3 | +6.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 539,622 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 180,664 m3, 3.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Norway's 539,622 m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 307,609 m3, 1.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,556 m3 | 10,500 m3 | 42,100 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 108,676 m3 | 59,200 m3 | 158,300 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 157,020 m3 | 131,200 m3 | 189,900 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 145,486 m3 | 114,600 m3 | 207,700 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 251,896 m3 | 175,980 m3 | 350,562 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 403,625 m3 | 293,051 m3 | 564,036 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 504,445 m3 | 466,195 m3 | 539,622 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Norway?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Norway was 539,622 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 564,036 m3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,500 m3 in 1961.
- How does Norway rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Norway ranks 45th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway 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