Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Portugal
Portugal: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 764,977 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Portugal, 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 Portugal is 764,977 m3, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Portugal peaked at 992,159 m3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 100 m3, in 1962.
Portugal ranks 39th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 500 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 100 m3 | -80.0% |
| 1963 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 200 m3 | +100.0% |
| 1966 | 405 m3 | +102.5% |
| 1967 | 805 m3 | +98.8% |
| 1968 | 1,105 m3 | +37.3% |
| 1969 | 1,205 m3 | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 1,205 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,511 m3 | +25.4% |
| 1972 | 1,011 m3 | -33.1% |
| 1973 | 605 m3 | -40.2% |
| 1974 | 1,121 m3 | +85.3% |
| 1975 | 811 m3 | -27.7% |
| 1976 | 550 m3 | -32.2% |
| 1977 | 440 m3 | -20.0% |
| 1978 | 640 m3 | +45.5% |
| 1979 | 440 m3 | -31.2% |
| 1980 | 440 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 500 m3 | +13.6% |
| 1982 | 400 m3 | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 500 m3 | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 600 m3 | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 4,200 m3 | +600.0% |
| 1987 | 6,100 m3 | +45.2% |
| 1988 | 6,100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 16,800 m3 | +175.4% |
| 1990 | 40,700 m3 | +142.3% |
| 1991 | 80,100 m3 | +96.8% |
| 1992 | 138,526 m3 | +72.9% |
| 1993 | 139,538 m3 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 108,000 m3 | -22.6% |
| 1995 | 111,000 m3 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 102,700 m3 | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 102,000 m3 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 122,200 m3 | +19.8% |
| 1999 | 147,000 m3 | +20.3% |
| 2000 | 214,421 m3 | +45.9% |
| 2001 | 226,000 m3 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 228,000 m3 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 196,000 m3 | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 196,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 253,000 m3 | +29.1% |
| 2006 | 324,000 m3 | +28.1% |
| 2007 | 506,000 m3 | +56.2% |
| 2008 | 556,930 m3 | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 399,798 m3 | -28.2% |
| 2010 | 390,031 m3 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 457,379 m3 | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 447,161 m3 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 576,269 m3 | +28.9% |
| 2014 | 495,403 m3 | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 492,002 m3 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 611,796 m3 | +24.3% |
| 2017 | 871,659 m3 | +42.5% |
| 2018 | 992,159 m3 | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 961,776 m3 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 770,624 m3 | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 793,537 m3 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 783,395 m3 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 713,199 m3 | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 764,977 m3 | +7.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 764,977 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 180,664 m3, 4.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 764,977 m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 307,609 m3, 2.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +600.0% | 600 m3 | 4,200 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 502.22 m3 | 100 m3 | 1,205 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 833.4 m3 | 440 m3 | 1,511 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,604 m3 | 400 m3 | 16,800 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 109,176 m3 | 40,700 m3 | 147,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 310,015 m3 | 196,000 m3 | 556,930 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 629,564 m3 | 390,031 m3 | 992,159 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 765,146 m3 | 713,199 m3 | 793,537 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % 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 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Portugal?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Portugal was 764,977 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 992,159 m3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 m3 in 1962.
- How does Portugal rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Portugal ranks 39th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal 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