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 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 274,698 1000 ha (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 33 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