Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 1.99 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia, 1968–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.99 million m3 for wood-based panels — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.3% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.99 million m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,300 m3, in 1968.
Saudi Arabia ranks 16th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,300 m3 | — |
| 1969 | 19,866 m3 | +362.0% |
| 1970 | 12,501 m3 | -37.1% |
| 1971 | 14,933 m3 | +19.5% |
| 1972 | 17,901 m3 | +19.9% |
| 1973 | 35,701 m3 | +99.4% |
| 1974 | 42,600 m3 | +19.3% |
| 1975 | 55,900 m3 | +31.2% |
| 1976 | 155,500 m3 | +178.2% |
| 1977 | 217,600 m3 | +39.9% |
| 1978 | 276,800 m3 | +27.2% |
| 1979 | 387,200 m3 | +39.9% |
| 1980 | 347,900 m3 | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 454,200 m3 | +30.6% |
| 1982 | 616,800 m3 | +35.8% |
| 1983 | 327,600 m3 | -46.9% |
| 1984 | 536,400 m3 | +63.7% |
| 1985 | 580,600 m3 | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 344,075 m3 | -40.7% |
| 1987 | 344,540 m3 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 415,018 m3 | +20.5% |
| 1989 | 401,702 m3 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 400,337 m3 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 400,337 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 500,839 m3 | +25.1% |
| 1993 | 437,394 m3 | -12.7% |
| 1994 | 404,758 m3 | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 370,800 m3 | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 378,200 m3 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 401,100 m3 | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 450,000 m3 | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 353,000 m3 | -21.6% |
| 2000 | 474,100 m3 | +34.3% |
| 2001 | 471,000 m3 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 576,600 m3 | +22.4% |
| 2003 | 700,536 m3 | +21.5% |
| 2004 | 639,100 m3 | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 763,600 m3 | +19.5% |
| 2006 | 721,000 m3 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.14 million m3 | +58.0% |
| 2008 | 1.19 million m3 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 835,300 m3 | -30.0% |
| 2010 | 1.03 million m3 | +23.8% |
| 2011 | 986,297 m3 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.57 million m3 | +59.3% |
| 2013 | 1.45 million m3 | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 1.50 million m3 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.63 million m3 | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 1.32 million m3 | -18.9% |
| 2017 | 1.40 million m3 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 1.23 million m3 | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 1.50 million m3 | +21.9% |
| 2020 | 1.67 million m3 | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 1.53 million m3 | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 1.36 million m3 | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 1.53 million m3 | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 1.99 million m3 | +30.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.99 million m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 180,664 m3, 11.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1.99 million m3 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 270,304 m3, 7.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +362.0% | 4,300 m3 | 19,866 m3 |
| 1976 | +178.2% | 55,900 m3 | 155,500 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,083 m3 | 4,300 m3 | 19,866 m3 | 2 |
| 1970s | 121,664 m3 | 12,501 m3 | 387,200 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 436,884 m3 | 327,600 m3 | 616,800 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 409,676 m3 | 353,000 m3 | 500,839 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 751,454 m3 | 471,000 m3 | 1.19 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 million m3 | 986,297 m3 | 1.63 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 million m3 | 1.36 million m3 | 1.99 million m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % 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 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Saudi Arabia?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Saudi Arabia was 1.99 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 million m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,300 m3 in 1968.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 16th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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