Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in Ireland
Ireland: Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre was 11.73 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in Ireland is 11.73 m3 per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in Ireland peaked at 14.2 m3 per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.315 m3 per square kilometre, in 1961.
Ireland ranks 21st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in Ireland, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.315 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4558 m3 per square kilometre | +44.7% |
| 1963 | 0.5502 m3 per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1964 | 0.7084 m3 per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 1965 | 0.9203 m3 per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 1966 | 0.9464 m3 per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.9232 m3 per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 1 m3 per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 0.9987 m3 per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 1.69 m3 per square kilometre | +69.6% |
| 1971 | 2.19 m3 per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1972 | 2.23 m3 per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 2.22 m3 per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 2.41 m3 per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 1.76 m3 per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 1976 | 1.73 m3 per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 1.73 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.71 m3 per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.03 m3 per square kilometre | -39.8% |
| 1980 | 1.26 m3 per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7548 m3 per square kilometre | -40.2% |
| 1982 | 0.871 m3 per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6968 m3 per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 1.74 m3 per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1985 | 2.53 m3 per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 1986 | 3.06 m3 per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1987 | 3.43 m3 per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 3.43 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.48 m3 per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 3.48 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.48 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.57 m3 per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 3.59 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 3.85 m3 per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 4.88 m3 per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1996 | 6.3 m3 per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1997 | 7.84 m3 per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1998 | 9.58 m3 per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 11.02 m3 per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 10.81 m3 per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 10.65 m3 per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 10.16 m3 per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 12.09 m3 per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 12.21 m3 per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 12.7 m3 per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 14.2 m3 per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 14.01 m3 per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 12.03 m3 per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 10.35 m3 per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 11.63 m3 per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 10.71 m3 per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 10.39 m3 per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 10.73 m3 per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 11.23 m3 per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 11.16 m3 per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 11.24 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 12.14 m3 per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 11.73 m3 per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 11.73 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.73 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.73 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.73 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.73 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +150.0% | 0.6968 m3 per square kilometre | 1.74 m3 per square kilometre |
| 1970 | +69.6% | 0.9987 m3 per square kilometre | 1.69 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7581 m3 per square kilometre | 0.315 m3 per square kilometre | 1 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.87 m3 per square kilometre | 1.03 m3 per square kilometre | 2.41 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.13 m3 per square kilometre | 0.6968 m3 per square kilometre | 3.48 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.76 m3 per square kilometre | 3.48 m3 per square kilometre | 11.02 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.92 m3 per square kilometre | 10.16 m3 per square kilometre | 14.2 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.27 m3 per square kilometre | 10.39 m3 per square kilometre | 12.14 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.73 m3 per square kilometre | 11.73 m3 per square kilometre | 11.73 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 18 Hungary 13.28 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 19 United Kingdom 12.33 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 20 Switzerland 12.09 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 22 Japan 11.22 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 23 Slovenia 10.48 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 24 Vietnam 10.02 m3 per square kilometre compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.412 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.13 % 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 -0.0083 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in Ireland?
- Wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in Ireland was 11.73 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2 m3 per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.315 m3 per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ireland rank for wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 21st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland 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.