Wood-based panels — Production, per capita in Japan

Japan: Wood-based panels — Production, per capita was 0.032 m3 per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.032 m3 per person
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
48th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0919 m3 per person
in 1973
All-time low
0.0186 m3 per person
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Wood-based panels — Production, per capita in Japan, 1961–2024

0.020.040.060.080.1196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.

Analysis

Japan recorded 0.032 m3 per person for wood-based panels — production, per capita in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wood-based panels — production, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0919 m3 per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0186 m3 per person, in 1961.

That places Japan 48th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Wood-based panels — Production, per capita in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Wood-based panels — Production, per capita in Japan, 1961 to 2024.
Year m3 per person Change
1961 0.0186 m3 per person
1962 0.0224 m3 per person +20.3%
1963 0.0255 m3 per person +14.2%
1964 0.0302 m3 per person +18.1%
1965 0.0311 m3 per person +3.1%
1966 0.0393 m3 per person +26.2%
1967 0.0449 m3 per person +14.4%
1968 0.0547 m3 per person +21.8%
1969 0.0665 m3 per person +21.5%
1970 0.0772 m3 per person +16.1%
1971 0.0779 m3 per person +1.0%
1972 0.0832 m3 per person +6.7%
1973 0.0919 m3 per person +10.4%
1974 0.0782 m3 per person -14.9%
1975 0.066 m3 per person -15.6%
1976 0.0763 m3 per person +15.6%
1977 0.0791 m3 per person +3.7%
1978 0.0829 m3 per person +4.8%
1979 0.0901 m3 per person +8.7%
1980 0.0854 m3 per person -5.1%
1981 0.0746 m3 per person -12.6%
1982 0.0703 m3 per person -5.8%
1983 0.0746 m3 per person +6.1%
1984 0.0719 m3 per person -3.6%
1985 0.0717 m3 per person -0.3%
1986 0.0688 m3 per person -4.0%
1987 0.0756 m3 per person +9.9%
1988 0.0755 m3 per person -0.2%
1989 0.0704 m3 per person -6.8%
1990 0.0674 m3 per person -4.2%
1991 0.0661 m3 per person -1.9%
1992 0.0647 m3 per person -2.2%
1993 0.061 m3 per person -5.6%
1994 0.0579 m3 per person -5.1%
1995 0.0542 m3 per person -6.4%
1996 0.0537 m3 per person -0.9%
1997 0.0565 m3 per person +5.2%
1998 0.045 m3 per person -20.3%
1999 0.0424 m3 per person -5.9%
2000 0.0432 m3 per person +1.9%
2001 0.0391 m3 per person -9.4%
2002 0.0379 m3 per person -3.0%
2003 0.0401 m3 per person +5.8%
2004 0.0409 m3 per person +2.0%
2005 0.0416 m3 per person +1.7%
2006 0.0427 m3 per person +2.5%
2007 0.041 m3 per person -3.8%
2008 0.0355 m3 per person -13.4%
2009 0.0308 m3 per person -13.4%
2010 0.034 m3 per person +10.4%
2011 0.0335 m3 per person -1.4%
2012 0.0338 m3 per person +1.0%
2013 0.0366 m3 per person +8.3%
2014 0.0372 m3 per person +1.6%
2015 0.0363 m3 per person -2.4%
2016 0.039 m3 per person +7.4%
2017 0.0411 m3 per person +5.3%
2018 0.0405 m3 per person -1.3%
2019 0.0408 m3 per person +0.6%
2020 0.0369 m3 per person -9.6%
2021 0.0391 m3 per person +5.9%
2022 0.0381 m3 per person -2.5%
2023 0.0329 m3 per person -13.7%
2024 0.032 m3 per person -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.037 m3 per person 0.0186 m3 per person 0.0665 m3 per person 9
1970s 0.0803 m3 per person 0.066 m3 per person 0.0919 m3 per person 10
1980s 0.0739 m3 per person 0.0688 m3 per person 0.0854 m3 per person 10
1990s 0.0569 m3 per person 0.0424 m3 per person 0.0674 m3 per person 10
2000s 0.0393 m3 per person 0.0308 m3 per person 0.0432 m3 per person 10
2010s 0.0373 m3 per person 0.0335 m3 per person 0.0411 m3 per person 10
2020s 0.0358 m3 per person 0.032 m3 per person 0.0391 m3 per person 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 45 Vietnam 0.0376 m3 per person compare
  2. 46 Bhutan 0.0366 m3 per person compare
  3. 47 Ecuador 0.0357 m3 per person compare
  4. 49 Argentina 0.0271 m3 per person compare
  5. 50 Cambodia 0.0256 m3 per person compare
  6. 51 South Africa 0.0221 m3 per person compare

See the full ranking of 196 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wood-based panels — production, per capita in Japan?
Wood-based panels — production, per capita in Japan was 0.032 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest wood-based panels — production, per capita recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0919 m3 per person in 1973.
What is the lowest wood-based panels — production, per capita recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0186 m3 per person in 1961.
How does Japan rank for wood-based panels — production, per capita?
Japan ranks 48th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is wood-based panels — production, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood-based panels — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wood-based panels — Production, per capita
Unit
m3 per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 7,251 data points, 1961–2024
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Wood-based panels — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.