Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Western Asia
Western Asia: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 8.88 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 8.88 million m3 for wood-based panels — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.9% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Western Asia peaked at 8.88 million m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21,400 m3, in 1963.
Western Asia ranks 9th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21,600 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 21,900 m3 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 21,400 m3 | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 35,540 m3 | +66.1% |
| 1965 | 41,600 m3 | +17.1% |
| 1966 | 46,020 m3 | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 43,209 m3 | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 60,678 m3 | +40.4% |
| 1969 | 84,750 m3 | +39.7% |
| 1970 | 89,638 m3 | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 90,168 m3 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 98,836 m3 | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 181,016 m3 | +83.1% |
| 1974 | 238,619 m3 | +31.8% |
| 1975 | 211,375 m3 | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 321,506 m3 | +52.1% |
| 1977 | 436,400 m3 | +35.7% |
| 1978 | 480,700 m3 | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 613,200 m3 | +27.6% |
| 1980 | 659,800 m3 | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 895,000 m3 | +35.6% |
| 1982 | 1.08 million m3 | +21.1% |
| 1983 | 765,300 m3 | -29.4% |
| 1984 | 961,700 m3 | +25.7% |
| 1985 | 1.00 million m3 | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 871,397 m3 | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 940,089 m3 | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 773,671 m3 | -17.7% |
| 1989 | 729,631 m3 | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 691,061 m3 | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 677,814 m3 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.63 million m3 | +140.4% |
| 1993 | 1.46 million m3 | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 1.38 million m3 | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 1.29 million m3 | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 1.42 million m3 | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 1.48 million m3 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 1.60 million m3 | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 1.36 million m3 | -14.8% |
| 2000 | 2.06 million m3 | +50.8% |
| 2001 | 2.07 million m3 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.43 million m3 | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 3.00 million m3 | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 4.05 million m3 | +34.8% |
| 2005 | 4.78 million m3 | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 4.20 million m3 | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 5.37 million m3 | +28.0% |
| 2008 | 5.20 million m3 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 4.03 million m3 | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 5.29 million m3 | +31.3% |
| 2011 | 5.40 million m3 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 6.64 million m3 | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 6.53 million m3 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.62 million m3 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.56 million m3 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 6.70 million m3 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 7.43 million m3 | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 6.87 million m3 | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 7.19 million m3 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 6.84 million m3 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 7.65 million m3 | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 7.29 million m3 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 7.23 million m3 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 8.88 million m3 | +22.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Western Asia 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 | +140.4% | 677,814 m3 | 1.63 million m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41,855 m3 | 21,400 m3 | 84,750 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 276,146 m3 | 89,638 m3 | 613,200 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 868,429 m3 | 659,800 m3 | 1.08 million m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.30 million m3 | 677,814 m3 | 1.63 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.72 million m3 | 2.06 million m3 | 5.37 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.52 million m3 | 5.29 million m3 | 7.43 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.58 million m3 | 6.84 million m3 | 8.88 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -0.0029 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 4.72 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 5.12 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 23.62 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 8.47 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Western Asia?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Western Asia was 8.88 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.88 million m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,400 m3 in 1963.
- How does Western Asia rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Western Asia ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia 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