Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in Germany

Germany: Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre was 28.36 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
28.36 m3 per square kilometre
Change on year
down 14.2%
World rank
5th
of 195 countries
All-time high
39.77 m3 per square kilometre
in 2007
All-time low
5.95 m3 per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in Germany, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in Germany stood at 28.36 m3 per square kilometre.

The figure is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in Germany peaked at 39.77 m3 per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.95 m3 per square kilometre, in 1961.

Germany ranks 5th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in Germany, 1961 to 2023.
Year m3 per square kilometre Change
1961 5.95 m3 per square kilometre
1962 6.54 m3 per square kilometre +10.0%
1963 7.03 m3 per square kilometre +7.5%
1964 8.04 m3 per square kilometre +14.4%
1965 9.03 m3 per square kilometre +12.3%
1966 9.97 m3 per square kilometre +10.5%
1967 10.69 m3 per square kilometre +7.2%
1968 12.64 m3 per square kilometre +18.2%
1969 14.58 m3 per square kilometre +15.3%
1970 15.55 m3 per square kilometre +6.7%
1971 16.94 m3 per square kilometre +8.9%
1972 18.48 m3 per square kilometre +9.1%
1973 20.97 m3 per square kilometre +13.5%
1974 20.76 m3 per square kilometre -1.0%
1975 20.07 m3 per square kilometre -3.3%
1976 22.37 m3 per square kilometre +11.5%
1977 22.57 m3 per square kilometre +0.9%
1978 23.28 m3 per square kilometre +3.1%
1979 23.51 m3 per square kilometre +1.0%
1980 22.93 m3 per square kilometre -2.5%
1981 21.07 m3 per square kilometre -8.1%
1982 20.56 m3 per square kilometre -2.4%
1983 21.61 m3 per square kilometre +5.1%
1984 22.3 m3 per square kilometre +3.2%
1985 21.64 m3 per square kilometre -2.9%
1986 21.78 m3 per square kilometre +0.6%
1987 22.1 m3 per square kilometre +1.5%
1988 24.27 m3 per square kilometre +9.8%
1989 26.48 m3 per square kilometre +9.1%
1990 26.18 m3 per square kilometre -1.1%
1991 24.18 m3 per square kilometre -7.7%
1992 24.25 m3 per square kilometre +0.3%
1993 25.95 m3 per square kilometre +7.0%
1994 28.33 m3 per square kilometre +9.2%
1995 29.37 m3 per square kilometre +3.7%
1996 28.63 m3 per square kilometre -2.5%
1997 32.93 m3 per square kilometre +15.0%
1998 34.28 m3 per square kilometre +4.1%
1999 34.57 m3 per square kilometre +0.9%
2000 35.91 m3 per square kilometre +3.9%
2001 34.63 m3 per square kilometre -3.6%
2002 32.88 m3 per square kilometre -5.1%
2003 35.65 m3 per square kilometre +8.4%
2004 35.57 m3 per square kilometre -0.2%
2005 38.37 m3 per square kilometre +7.9%
2006 38.69 m3 per square kilometre +0.8%
2007 39.77 m3 per square kilometre +2.8%
2008 35.13 m3 per square kilometre -11.7%
2009 36.24 m3 per square kilometre +3.2%
2010 36.45 m3 per square kilometre +0.6%
2011 33.97 m3 per square kilometre -6.8%
2012 34.42 m3 per square kilometre +1.3%
2013 34.19 m3 per square kilometre -0.7%
2014 34.04 m3 per square kilometre -0.4%
2015 33.44 m3 per square kilometre -1.8%
2016 35.2 m3 per square kilometre +5.3%
2017 36.15 m3 per square kilometre +2.7%
2018 35.03 m3 per square kilometre -3.1%
2019 33.53 m3 per square kilometre -4.3%
2020 33.78 m3 per square kilometre +0.8%
2021 34.16 m3 per square kilometre +1.1%
2022 33.04 m3 per square kilometre -3.3%
2023 28.36 m3 per square kilometre -14.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.39 m3 per square kilometre 5.95 m3 per square kilometre 14.58 m3 per square kilometre 9
1970s 20.45 m3 per square kilometre 15.55 m3 per square kilometre 23.51 m3 per square kilometre 10
1980s 22.47 m3 per square kilometre 20.56 m3 per square kilometre 26.48 m3 per square kilometre 10
1990s 28.87 m3 per square kilometre 24.18 m3 per square kilometre 34.57 m3 per square kilometre 10
2000s 36.28 m3 per square kilometre 32.88 m3 per square kilometre 39.77 m3 per square kilometre 10
2010s 34.64 m3 per square kilometre 33.44 m3 per square kilometre 36.45 m3 per square kilometre 10
2020s 32.34 m3 per square kilometre 28.36 m3 per square kilometre 34.16 m3 per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 2 Belgium 65.5 m3 per square kilometre compare
  2. 3 Poland 33.93 m3 per square kilometre compare
  3. 4 Austria 32.01 m3 per square kilometre compare
  4. 6 Czechia 24.73 m3 per square kilometre compare
  5. 7 Latvia 22.38 m3 per square kilometre compare
  6. 8 Belarus 21.01 m3 per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in Germany?
Wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in Germany was 28.36 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 39.77 m3 per square kilometre in 2007.
What is the lowest wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 5.95 m3 per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Germany rank for wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre?
Germany ranks 5th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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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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.

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Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre
Unit
m3 per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
196 places, 7,056 data points, 1961–2023
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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.