Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Thailand
Thailand: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 403,128 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Thailand, 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 Thailand is 403,128 m3, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Thailand peaked at 568,436 m3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 300 m3, in 1961.
Thailand ranks 52nd 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 300 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 m3 | +233.3% |
| 1963 | 900 m3 | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 800 m3 | -11.1% |
| 1965 | 800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4,600 m3 | +475.0% |
| 1967 | 7,100 m3 | +54.3% |
| 1968 | 4,700 m3 | -33.8% |
| 1969 | 6,800 m3 | +44.7% |
| 1970 | 9,500 m3 | +39.7% |
| 1971 | 6,000 m3 | -36.8% |
| 1972 | 2,300 m3 | -61.7% |
| 1973 | 4,900 m3 | +113.0% |
| 1974 | 1,300 m3 | -73.5% |
| 1975 | 3,700 m3 | +184.6% |
| 1976 | 7,500 m3 | +102.7% |
| 1977 | 6,600 m3 | -12.0% |
| 1978 | 9,700 m3 | +47.0% |
| 1979 | 10,000 m3 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 7,600 m3 | -24.0% |
| 1981 | 8,500 m3 | +11.8% |
| 1982 | 6,500 m3 | -23.5% |
| 1983 | 8,200 m3 | +26.2% |
| 1984 | 5,700 m3 | -30.5% |
| 1985 | 6,500 m3 | +14.0% |
| 1986 | 5,400 m3 | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 8,600 m3 | +59.3% |
| 1988 | 10,200 m3 | +18.6% |
| 1989 | 12,700 m3 | +24.5% |
| 1990 | 46,600 m3 | +266.9% |
| 1991 | 48,600 m3 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 62,870 m3 | +29.4% |
| 1993 | 42,954 m3 | -31.7% |
| 1994 | 49,700 m3 | +15.7% |
| 1995 | 112,500 m3 | +126.4% |
| 1996 | 126,800 m3 | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 77,500 m3 | -38.9% |
| 1998 | 41,000 m3 | -47.1% |
| 1999 | 38,000 m3 | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 68,000 m3 | +78.9% |
| 2001 | 58,000 m3 | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 85,504 m3 | +47.4% |
| 2003 | 129,306 m3 | +51.2% |
| 2004 | 168,051 m3 | +30.0% |
| 2005 | 225,608 m3 | +34.2% |
| 2006 | 333,839 m3 | +48.0% |
| 2007 | 287,065 m3 | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 269,660 m3 | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 252,049 m3 | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 312,443 m3 | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 370,794 m3 | +18.7% |
| 2012 | 385,366 m3 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 434,748 m3 | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 309,614 m3 | -28.8% |
| 2015 | 273,946 m3 | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 351,402 m3 | +28.3% |
| 2017 | 442,903 m3 | +26.0% |
| 2018 | 448,466 m3 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 485,557 m3 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 470,922 m3 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 568,436 m3 | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 442,307 m3 | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 377,728 m3 | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 403,128 m3 | +6.7% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 403,128 m3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94,621 m3, 4.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 403,128 m3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19,960 m3, 20.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +475.0% | 800 m3 | 4,600 m3 |
| 1990 | +266.9% | 12,700 m3 | 46,600 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,000 m3 | 300 m3 | 7,100 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,150 m3 | 1,300 m3 | 10,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,990 m3 | 5,400 m3 | 12,700 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 64,652 m3 | 38,000 m3 | 126,800 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 187,708 m3 | 58,000 m3 | 333,839 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 381,524 m3 | 273,946 m3 | 485,557 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 452,504 m3 | 377,728 m3 | 568,436 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More environment data for Thailand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.85 % 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 0.1009 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Thailand?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Thailand was 403,128 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 568,436 m3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 300 m3 in 1961.
- How does Thailand rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Thailand ranks 52nd out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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