Wood-based panels — Import quantity in South America
South America: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 1.84 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in South America, 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 South America is 1.84 million m3, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in South America peaked at 2.57 million m3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10,604 m3, in 1964.
South America ranks 22nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in South America, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,144 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 12,907 m3 | +15.8% |
| 1963 | 10,635 m3 | -17.6% |
| 1964 | 10,604 m3 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 11,831 m3 | +11.6% |
| 1966 | 21,986 m3 | +85.8% |
| 1967 | 13,818 m3 | -37.2% |
| 1968 | 23,910 m3 | +73.0% |
| 1969 | 23,889 m3 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 18,976 m3 | -20.6% |
| 1971 | 35,133 m3 | +85.1% |
| 1972 | 17,513 m3 | -50.2% |
| 1973 | 15,620 m3 | -10.8% |
| 1974 | 23,968 m3 | +53.4% |
| 1975 | 27,763 m3 | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 37,221 m3 | +34.1% |
| 1977 | 66,121 m3 | +77.6% |
| 1978 | 72,721 m3 | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 90,400 m3 | +24.3% |
| 1980 | 122,000 m3 | +35.0% |
| 1981 | 125,300 m3 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 98,300 m3 | -21.5% |
| 1983 | 53,900 m3 | -45.2% |
| 1984 | 40,900 m3 | -24.1% |
| 1985 | 20,037 m3 | -51.0% |
| 1986 | 20,057 m3 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 29,701 m3 | +48.1% |
| 1988 | 23,479 m3 | -20.9% |
| 1989 | 29,541 m3 | +25.8% |
| 1990 | 39,734 m3 | +34.5% |
| 1991 | 40,834 m3 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 183,580 m3 | +349.6% |
| 1993 | 151,694 m3 | -17.4% |
| 1994 | 205,749 m3 | +35.6% |
| 1995 | 274,380 m3 | +33.4% |
| 1996 | 404,840 m3 | +47.5% |
| 1997 | 478,121 m3 | +18.1% |
| 1998 | 368,652 m3 | -22.9% |
| 1999 | 321,698 m3 | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 284,559 m3 | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 320,400 m3 | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 361,240 m3 | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 451,601 m3 | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 702,200 m3 | +55.5% |
| 2005 | 875,163 m3 | +24.6% |
| 2006 | 1.02 million m3 | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 1.01 million m3 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.26 million m3 | +24.6% |
| 2009 | 907,432 m3 | -28.2% |
| 2010 | 1.19 million m3 | +31.4% |
| 2011 | 1.40 million m3 | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 1.42 million m3 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.46 million m3 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.37 million m3 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.42 million m3 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.46 million m3 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.62 million m3 | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 2.00 million m3 | +23.6% |
| 2019 | 1.86 million m3 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 1.86 million m3 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.57 million m3 | +38.0% |
| 2022 | 2.11 million m3 | -17.8% |
| 2023 | 1.84 million m3 | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 1.84 million m3 | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in South America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +349.6% | 40,834 m3 | 183,580 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,636 m3 | 10,604 m3 | 23,910 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 40,544 m3 | 15,620 m3 | 90,400 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 56,322 m3 | 20,037 m3 | 125,300 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 246,928 m3 | 39,734 m3 | 478,121 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 720,004 m3 | 284,559 m3 | 1.26 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 million m3 | 1.19 million m3 | 2.00 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 million m3 | 1.84 million m3 | 2.57 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 19 Viet Nam 1.61 million m3 compare
- 19 Vietnam 1.61 million m3 compare
- 21 Uzbekistan 1.32 million m3 compare
- 22 Spain 1.24 million m3 compare
- 23 Australia and New Zealand 1.10 million m3 compare
- 24 China, Taiwan Province of 1.10 million m3 compare
- 25 Philippines 1.08 million m3 compare
More environment data for South America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in South America?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in South America was 1.84 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 million m3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,604 m3 in 1964.
- How does South America rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- South America ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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