What is the highest wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?

The highest recorded value was 1.27 m3 per square kilometre in 2020.

What is the lowest wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0778 m3 per square kilometre in 1961.

How does South Africa rank for wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre?

South Africa ranks 53rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.

Is wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in South Africa

Name: Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in South Africa
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

South Africa: Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre was 1.17 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

1.17 m3 per square kilometre

Change on year

down 8.5%

World rank

53rd

of 195 countries

All-time high

1.27 m3 per square kilometre

in 2020

All-time low

0.0778 m3 per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

South Africa recorded 1.17 m3 per square kilometre for wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in 2023.

That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 1.27 m3 per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0778 m3 per square kilometre, in 1961.

South Africa ranks 53rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year	m3 per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0778 m3 per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0808 m3 per square kilometre	+3.8%
1963	0.0878 m3 per square kilometre	+8.7%
1964	0.102 m3 per square kilometre	+16.2%
1965	0.1129 m3 per square kilometre	+10.8%
1966	0.1416 m3 per square kilometre	+25.4%
1967	0.1564 m3 per square kilometre	+10.4%
1968	0.1564 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1969	0.1882 m3 per square kilometre	+20.3%
1970	0.2246 m3 per square kilometre	+19.4%
1971	0.2984 m3 per square kilometre	+32.8%
1972	0.3621 m3 per square kilometre	+21.4%
1973	0.3291 m3 per square kilometre	-9.1%
1974	0.2817 m3 per square kilometre	-14.4%
1975	0.2817 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1976	0.2817 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1977	0.2654 m3 per square kilometre	-5.8%
1978	0.2407 m3 per square kilometre	-9.3%
1979	0.2473 m3 per square kilometre	+2.7%
1980	0.2539 m3 per square kilometre	+2.7%
1981	0.2547 m3 per square kilometre	+0.3%
1982	0.2704 m3 per square kilometre	+6.1%
1983	0.2704 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1984	0.2704 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1985	0.2704 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1986	0.2704 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1987	0.2704 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1988	0.2704 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	0.2704 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1990	0.2339 m3 per square kilometre	-13.5%
1991	0.2259 m3 per square kilometre	-3.4%
1992	0.3231 m3 per square kilometre	+43.1%
1993	0.1558 m3 per square kilometre	-51.8%
1994	0.4493 m3 per square kilometre	+188.4%
1995	0.5094 m3 per square kilometre	+13.4%
1996	0.5094 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1997	0.5094 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
1998	0.3306 m3 per square kilometre	-35.1%
1999	0.3306 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2000	0.3306 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2001	0.6916 m3 per square kilometre	+109.2%
2002	0.7704 m3 per square kilometre	+11.4%
2003	0.7704 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2004	0.8199 m3 per square kilometre	+6.4%
2005	0.4588 m3 per square kilometre	-44.0%
2006	0.5925 m3 per square kilometre	+29.1%
2007	0.6795 m3 per square kilometre	+14.7%
2008	0.7835 m3 per square kilometre	+15.3%
2009	0.549 m3 per square kilometre	-29.9%
2010	0.4755 m3 per square kilometre	-13.4%
2011	0.4972 m3 per square kilometre	+4.6%
2012	0.8406 m3 per square kilometre	+69.1%
2013	0.7938 m3 per square kilometre	-5.6%
2014	0.9391 m3 per square kilometre	+18.3%
2015	1 m3 per square kilometre	+6.8%
2016	1.25 m3 per square kilometre	+24.3%
2017	1.25 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2018	1.25 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2019	1.25 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2020	1.27 m3 per square kilometre	+2.2%
2021	1.27 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2022	1.27 m3 per square kilometre	+0.0%
2023	1.17 m3 per square kilometre	-8.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre in South Africa 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
1994	+188.4%	0.1558 m3 per square kilometre	0.4493 m3 per square kilometre
2001	+109.2%	0.3306 m3 per square kilometre	0.6916 m3 per square kilometre
2012	+69.1%	0.4972 m3 per square kilometre	0.8406 m3 per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1227 m3 per square kilometre	0.0778 m3 per square kilometre	0.1882 m3 per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.2813 m3 per square kilometre	0.2246 m3 per square kilometre	0.3621 m3 per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.2672 m3 per square kilometre	0.2539 m3 per square kilometre	0.2704 m3 per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.3577 m3 per square kilometre	0.1558 m3 per square kilometre	0.5094 m3 per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.6446 m3 per square kilometre	0.3306 m3 per square kilometre	0.8199 m3 per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.9539 m3 per square kilometre	0.4755 m3 per square kilometre	1.25 m3 per square kilometre	10
2020s	1.25 m3 per square kilometre	1.17 m3 per square kilometre	1.27 m3 per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near South Africa

50 Cuba 1.44 m3 per square kilometre compare
51 Canada 1.24 m3 per square kilometre compare
52 Philippines 1.19 m3 per square kilometre compare
54 Uganda 1.1 m3 per square kilometre compare
55 Norway 1.03 m3 per square kilometre compare
56 Russia 1.02 m3 per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 196 places →

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Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.59 % 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 0.2953 % change on previous year (2024)

All data for South Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in South Africa?: Wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre in South Africa was 1.17 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?: The highest recorded value was 1.27 m3 per square kilometre in 2020.
What is the lowest wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0778 m3 per square kilometre in 1961.
How does South Africa rank for wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre?: South Africa ranks 53rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South Africa 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.

Wood-based panels — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Wood-based panels — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre
Unit: m3 per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 196 places, 7,056 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 24 September 2026

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.