Wood-based panels — Import value in Japan
Japan: Wood-based panels — Import value was 1.51 million 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import value in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood-based panels — import value in Japan is 1.51 million 1000 USD, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import value in Japan peaked at 3.04 million 1000 USD in 2014 and was at its lowest, 37 1000 USD, in 1961.
Japan ranks 5th 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 37 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 42 1000 USD | +13.5% |
| 1963 | 70 1000 USD | +66.7% |
| 1964 | 410 1000 USD | +485.7% |
| 1965 | 850 1000 USD | +107.3% |
| 1966 | 1,746 1000 USD | +105.4% |
| 1967 | 6,092 1000 USD | +248.9% |
| 1968 | 2,023 1000 USD | -66.8% |
| 1969 | 7,106 1000 USD | +251.3% |
| 1970 | 31,617 1000 USD | +344.9% |
| 1971 | 9,042 1000 USD | -71.4% |
| 1972 | 20,666 1000 USD | +128.6% |
| 1973 | 170,928 1000 USD | +727.1% |
| 1974 | 97,363 1000 USD | -43.0% |
| 1975 | 32,309 1000 USD | -66.8% |
| 1976 | 28,173 1000 USD | -12.8% |
| 1977 | 16,247 1000 USD | -42.3% |
| 1978 | 20,927 1000 USD | +28.8% |
| 1979 | 27,105 1000 USD | +29.5% |
| 1980 | 49,540 1000 USD | +82.8% |
| 1981 | 17,787 1000 USD | -64.1% |
| 1982 | 16,882 1000 USD | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 11,536 1000 USD | -31.7% |
| 1984 | 34,644 1000 USD | +200.3% |
| 1985 | 68,361 1000 USD | +97.3% |
| 1986 | 150,714 1000 USD | +120.5% |
| 1987 | 540,341 1000 USD | +258.5% |
| 1988 | 680,888 1000 USD | +26.0% |
| 1989 | 1.13 million 1000 USD | +65.8% |
| 1990 | 1.12 million 1000 USD | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.07 million 1000 USD | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 1.05 million 1000 USD | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 2.16 million 1000 USD | +106.5% |
| 1994 | 2.20 million 1000 USD | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 2.42 million 1000 USD | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 2.96 million 1000 USD | +22.5% |
| 1997 | 2.97 million 1000 USD | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.49 million 1000 USD | -49.9% |
| 1999 | 2.20 million 1000 USD | +47.6% |
| 2000 | 2.17 million 1000 USD | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.98 million 1000 USD | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 1.99 million 1000 USD | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.79 million 1000 USD | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 2.52 million 1000 USD | +40.6% |
| 2005 | 2.28 million 1000 USD | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 2.77 million 1000 USD | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 2.33 million 1000 USD | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 2.21 million 1000 USD | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 1.71 million 1000 USD | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 2.02 million 1000 USD | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 2.89 million 1000 USD | +42.9% |
| 2012 | 2.94 million 1000 USD | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.00 million 1000 USD | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.04 million 1000 USD | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.05 million 1000 USD | -32.6% |
| 2016 | 1.84 million 1000 USD | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 1.94 million 1000 USD | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 2.15 million 1000 USD | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 1.86 million 1000 USD | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 1.52 million 1000 USD | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 1.94 million 1000 USD | +28.0% |
| 2022 | 2.52 million 1000 USD | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 1.60 million 1000 USD | -36.7% |
| 2024 | 1.51 million 1000 USD | -5.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1.51 million 1000 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 89,356 1000 USD, 16.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1.51 million 1000 USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,824 1000 USD, 312.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import value in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +727.1% | 20,666 1000 USD | 170,928 1000 USD |
| 1964 | +485.7% | 70 1000 USD | 410 1000 USD |
| 1970 | +344.9% | 7,106 1000 USD | 31,617 1000 USD |
| 1987 | +258.5% | 150,714 1000 USD | 540,341 1000 USD |
| 1969 | +251.3% | 2,023 1000 USD | 7,106 1000 USD |
| 1967 | +248.9% | 1,746 1000 USD | 6,092 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,042 1000 USD | 37 1000 USD | 7,106 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 45,438 1000 USD | 9,042 1000 USD | 170,928 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 269,946 1000 USD | 11,536 1000 USD | 1.13 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 million 1000 USD | 1.05 million 1000 USD | 2.97 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 million 1000 USD | 1.71 million 1000 USD | 2.77 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.37 million 1000 USD | 1.84 million 1000 USD | 3.04 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.82 million 1000 USD | 1.51 million 1000 USD | 2.52 million 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 2 Germany 2.13 million 1000 USD compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.56 million 1000 USD compare
- 3 United Kingdom 1.56 million 1000 USD compare
- 6 France 1.35 million 1000 USD compare
- 7 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.21 million 1000 USD compare
- 8 China 1.16 million 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.8 % 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 -0.4957 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import value in Japan?
- Wood-based panels — import value in Japan was 1.51 million 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.04 million 1000 USD in 2014.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import value recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 1000 USD in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for wood-based panels — import value?
- Japan ranks 5th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import value rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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