Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in China
China: Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre was 17.71 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in China stood at 17.71 m3 per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in China peaked at 17.71 m3 per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0266 m3 per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places China 10th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0266 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0303 m3 per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0334 m3 per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0487 m3 per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0547 m3 per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0651 m3 per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0708 m3 per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0811 m3 per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0937 m3 per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1006 m3 per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1217 m3 per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1626 m3 per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1643 m3 per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1347 m3 per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1357 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1509 m3 per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1589 m3 per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2125 m3 per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2463 m3 per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2451 m3 per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2613 m3 per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2662 m3 per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2832 m3 per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2645 m3 per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2725 m3 per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3025 m3 per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3624 m3 per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4075 m3 per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3696 m3 per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3177 m3 per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3703 m3 per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5116 m3 per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 1993 | 0.654 m3 per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7309 m3 per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 1.53 m3 per square kilometre | +109.4% |
| 1996 | 1.16 m3 per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 1997 | 1.54 m3 per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1998 | 1.1 m3 per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 1999 | 1.55 m3 per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 2000 | 2.01 m3 per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2001 | 2.4 m3 per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 3.4 m3 per square kilometre | +41.8% |
| 2003 | 5.11 m3 per square kilometre | +50.4% |
| 2004 | 5.99 m3 per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 6.89 m3 per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 7.77 m3 per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 9.09 m3 per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 9.64 m3 per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 10.93 m3 per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 12.13 m3 per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 13.67 m3 per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 14.66 m3 per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 16.57 m3 per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 16.27 m3 per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 15.99 m3 per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 16.38 m3 per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 15.88 m3 per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 15.48 m3 per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 16.26 m3 per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 16.49 m3 per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 16.52 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 16.63 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 17.71 m3 per square kilometre | +6.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +109.4% | 0.7309 m3 per square kilometre | 1.53 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0561 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0266 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0937 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1588 m3 per square kilometre | 0.1006 m3 per square kilometre | 0.2463 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3035 m3 per square kilometre | 0.2451 m3 per square kilometre | 0.4075 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9471 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3177 m3 per square kilometre | 1.55 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.32 m3 per square kilometre | 2.01 m3 per square kilometre | 10.93 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.33 m3 per square kilometre | 12.13 m3 per square kilometre | 16.57 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.84 m3 per square kilometre | 16.49 m3 per square kilometre | 17.71 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % 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 -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in China?
- Wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in China was 17.71 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 17.71 m3 per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0266 m3 per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 10th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood-based panels — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood-based panels — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wood-based panels — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood-based panels — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.