Wood-based panels — Import value in Australia
Australia: Wood-based panels — Import value was 545,500 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import value in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Australia recorded 545,500 1000 USD for wood-based panels — import value in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import value in Australia peaked at 797,157 1000 USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,461 1000 USD, in 1963.
Australia ranks 21st 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 value in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,743 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 2,800 1000 USD | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 2,461 1000 USD | -12.1% |
| 1964 | 2,898 1000 USD | +17.8% |
| 1965 | 3,917 1000 USD | +35.2% |
| 1966 | 4,590 1000 USD | +17.2% |
| 1967 | 5,056 1000 USD | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 6,236 1000 USD | +23.3% |
| 1969 | 5,787 1000 USD | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 6,270 1000 USD | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 7,285 1000 USD | +16.2% |
| 1972 | 6,714 1000 USD | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 9,784 1000 USD | +45.7% |
| 1974 | 20,365 1000 USD | +108.1% |
| 1975 | 15,811 1000 USD | -22.4% |
| 1976 | 23,662 1000 USD | +49.7% |
| 1977 | 25,259 1000 USD | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 20,242 1000 USD | -19.9% |
| 1979 | 27,776 1000 USD | +37.2% |
| 1980 | 29,781 1000 USD | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 35,749 1000 USD | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 35,595 1000 USD | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 24,726 1000 USD | -30.5% |
| 1984 | 28,679 1000 USD | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 25,621 1000 USD | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 29,457 1000 USD | +15.0% |
| 1987 | 30,214 1000 USD | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 37,902 1000 USD | +25.4% |
| 1989 | 38,327 1000 USD | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 54,441 1000 USD | +42.0% |
| 1991 | 56,461 1000 USD | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 67,782 1000 USD | +20.1% |
| 1993 | 69,956 1000 USD | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 85,157 1000 USD | +21.7% |
| 1995 | 92,357 1000 USD | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 79,314 1000 USD | -14.1% |
| 1997 | 75,234 1000 USD | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 73,567 1000 USD | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 81,472 1000 USD | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 87,815 1000 USD | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 64,247 1000 USD | -26.8% |
| 2002 | 101,026 1000 USD | +57.2% |
| 2003 | 106,584 1000 USD | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 135,824 1000 USD | +27.4% |
| 2005 | 143,884 1000 USD | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 169,423 1000 USD | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 208,804 1000 USD | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 206,298 1000 USD | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 159,464 1000 USD | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 271,569 1000 USD | +70.3% |
| 2011 | 292,613 1000 USD | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 316,090 1000 USD | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 294,948 1000 USD | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 348,613 1000 USD | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 311,449 1000 USD | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 305,331 1000 USD | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 400,179 1000 USD | +31.1% |
| 2018 | 494,199 1000 USD | +23.5% |
| 2019 | 458,355 1000 USD | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 430,807 1000 USD | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 740,669 1000 USD | +71.9% |
| 2022 | 797,157 1000 USD | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 602,295 1000 USD | -24.4% |
| 2024 | 545,500 1000 USD | -9.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 545,500 1000 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 89,356 1000 USD, 6.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Australia's 545,500 1000 USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,824 1000 USD, 113.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,054 1000 USD | 2,461 1000 USD | 6,236 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,317 1000 USD | 6,270 1000 USD | 27,776 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,605 1000 USD | 24,726 1000 USD | 38,327 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 73,574 1000 USD | 54,441 1000 USD | 92,357 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 138,337 1000 USD | 64,247 1000 USD | 208,804 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 349,335 1000 USD | 271,569 1000 USD | 494,199 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 623,286 1000 USD | 430,807 1000 USD | 797,157 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import value in Australia?
- Wood-based panels — import value in Australia was 545,500 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import value recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 797,157 1000 USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import value recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,461 1000 USD in 1963.
- How does Australia rank for wood-based panels — import value?
- Australia ranks 21st out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import value rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood-based panels — Import value. 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