Wood-based panels — Production by country
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are...
Countries reporting
231
Highest
175.09 million m3
China
Lowest
0 m3
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Median
4,000 m3
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
10,252
What the numbers show
Wood-based panels — Production is currently reported for 231 countries. The highest value is 175.09 million m3 in China; the lowest is 0 m3 in Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,000 m3, and the mean is 2.39 million m3.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 7,778.4%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Wood-based panels — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 175.09 million m3 | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 174.81 million m3 | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 17.56 million m3 | 2024 | up 136.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 17.19 million m3 | 2024 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 14.19 million m3 | 2024 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Türkiye | 11.81 million m3 | 2024 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Thailand | 11.41 million m3 | 2024 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Canada | 11.22 million m3 | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 9 | USSR | 11.05 million m3 | 1991 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 10.86 million m3 | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Germany | 9.79 million m3 | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 12 | Indonesia | 4.85 million m3 | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Italy | 4.65 million m3 | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 14 | Belarus | 4.27 million m3 | 2024 | up 147.6% | volatile |
| 15 | France | 3.99 million m3 | 2024 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 16 | Japan | 3.96 million m3 | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 17 | Spain | 3.84 million m3 | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Viet Nam | 3.79 million m3 | 2024 | up 291.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Romania | 3.54 million m3 | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 3.31 million m3 | 1999 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 21 | Chile | 2.94 million m3 | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Austria | 2.91 million m3 | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 23 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.91 million m3 | 2024 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Malaysia | 2.90 million m3 | 2024 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.67 million m3 | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2.32 million m3 | 2024 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Belgium | 2.00 million m3 | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 28 | Republic of Korea | 1.98 million m3 | 2024 | down 40.4% | rising |
| 29 | Ukraine | 1.97 million m3 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 30 | Czechia | 1.90 million m3 | 2024 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 31 | Australia | 1.73 million m3 | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 1.51 million m3 | 2024 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Latvia | 1.39 million m3 | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Portugal | 1.30 million m3 | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Hungary | 1.26 million m3 | 2024 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Lithuania | 1.24 million m3 | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Argentina | 1.24 million m3 | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Mexico | 1.02 million m3 | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Finland | 1.02 million m3 | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 40 | New Zealand | 933,875 m3 | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Slovakia | 918,498 m3 | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 42 | Ireland | 808,000 m3 | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Czechoslovakia | 714,000 m3 | 1992 | down 40.2% | rising |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 697,000 m3 | 2024 | up 115.8% | rising |
| 45 | Sweden | 690,000 m3 | 2024 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 46 | Yugoslav SFR | 651,000 m3 | 1991 | down 38.4% | rising |
| 47 | Ecuador | 647,310 m3 | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Switzerland | 534,698 m3 | 2024 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 49 | Greece | 509,891 m3 | 2024 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Cambodia | 452,000 m3 | 2024 | up 3,666.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 394,900 m3 | 2024 | up 163.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Norway | 374,604 m3 | 2024 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 53 | Denmark | 348,540 m3 | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 54 | Ethiopia | 346,300 m3 | 2024 | up 649.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Pakistan | 334,000 m3 | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Colombia | 316,492 m3 | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 306,000 m3 | 2024 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 299,381 m3 | 2024 | up 7,778.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Croatia | 280,172 m3 | 2024 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Serbia | 265,000 m3 | 2024 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 61 | Uruguay | 263,000 m3 | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Estonia | 247,970 m3 | 2024 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 63 | China, Taiwan Province of | 244,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 64 | Uganda | 220,000 m3 | 2024 | up 780.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Slovenia | 217,000 m3 | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 66 | Côte d'Ivoire | 210,847 m3 | 2024 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Philippines | 204,000 m3 | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 68 | United Republic of Tanzania | 203,600 m3 | 2024 | up 4,295.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 184,279 m3 | 2024 | up 1,222.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Nepal | 170,000 m3 | 2024 | up 466.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Myanmar | 159,821 m3 | 2024 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 156,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Cuba | 149,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Caribbean | 149,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | Israel | 123,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 76 | Tunisia | 112,500 m3 | 2024 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 77 | Gabon | 110,000 m3 | 2024 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 78 | Morocco | 103,400 m3 | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Nigeria | 96,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 80 | Paraguay | 87,000 m3 | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Kenya | 82,000 m3 | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Melanesia | 75,000 m3 | 2024 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 64,000 m3 | 2024 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Malawi | 57,000 m3 | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 55,000 m3 | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Eswatini | 53,000 m3 | 2024 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Egypt | 52,300 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 88 | Serbia and Montenegro | 51,000 m3 | 2005 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 89 | Mali | 50,000 m3 | 2024 | up 85.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 47,000 m3 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 91 | Lebanon | 46,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Algeria | 45,900 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 45,231 m3 | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 94 | Guatemala | 43,985 m3 | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 95 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 40,000 m3 | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 36,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 97 | Ghana | 32,466 m3 | 2024 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Bhutan | 29,000 m3 | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Cameroon | 28,000 m3 | 2024 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Honduras | 22,641 m3 | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Zambia | 21,000 m3 | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 102 | Guinea | 20,562 m3 | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Syrian Arab Republic | 17,200 m3 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 104 | Guyana | 15,800 m3 | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Bangladesh | 15,014 m3 | 2024 | up 80.9% | falling |
| 106 | Fiji | 11,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 107 | Angola | 10,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 108 | Georgia | 9,900 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Nicaragua | 9,764 m3 | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 110 | Ethiopia PDR | 8,300 m3 | 1992 | down 44.7% | rising |
| 111 | Congo | 8,062 m3 | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Republic of Moldova | 6,461 m3 | 2024 | up 2,592.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Madagascar | 5,489 m3 | 2024 | up 254.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Iraq | 5,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Brunei Darussalam | 5,000 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Panama | 4,000 m3 | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Equatorial Guinea | 3,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Azerbaijan | 2,200 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Singapore | 2,000 m3 | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Suriname | 2,000 m3 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Benin | 1,875 m3 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 122 | Montenegro | 1,530 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,319 m3 | 2024 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Belize | 1,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | Mongolia | 1,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 124 | Mozambique | 1,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 124 | Mauritania | 1,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | Namibia | 1,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 124 | Togo | 1,000 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 130 | Cyprus | 5 m3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Aruba | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Afghanistan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Albania | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Andorra | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | United Arab Emirates | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Armenia | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Burundi | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Burkina Faso | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Bahrain | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Bahamas | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Bermuda | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Barbados | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Botswana | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Comoros | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Cayman Islands | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Djibouti | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Dominica | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Dominican Republic | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Eritrea | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Faroe Islands | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Gibraltar | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Gambia | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Grenada | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Greenland | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Guam | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Haiti | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Iceland | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Jamaica | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Jordan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Kiribati | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Kuwait | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Liberia | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Libya | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Saint Lucia | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Liechtenstein | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Lesotho | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Maldives | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Marshall Islands | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | North Macedonia | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Malta | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Mauritius | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | New Caledonia | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Niger | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Nauru | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Oman | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Peru | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Palau | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Palestine | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | French Polynesia | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Qatar | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Rwanda | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Saudi Arabia | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Sudan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Senegal | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | El Salvador | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Somalia | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | South Sudan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Seychelles | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Chad | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Tajikistan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Turkmenistan | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Tonga | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Tuvalu | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | British Virgin Islands | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Vanuatu | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Samoa | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Yemen | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Anguilla | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Cook Islands | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Montserrat | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Niue | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Tokelau | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Micronesia | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Norfolk Island | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Sudan (former) | 0 m3 | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Christmas Island | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Timor-Leste | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Cabo Verde | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Pitcairn | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Polynesia | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | French Southern Territories | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Curaçao | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 m3 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | China, Macao SAR | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 131 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 0 m3 | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 393.41 million m3
- Asia 238.16 million m3
- Eastern Asia 181.03 million m3
- Europe 83.48 million m3
- Americas 65.56 million m3
- European Union (27) 55.91 million m3
- Northern America 44.22 million m3
- Eastern Europe 43.42 million m3
- United States of America 33.00 million m3
- South-eastern Asia 23.83 million m3
- Southern Asia 20.59 million m3
- South America 20.04 million m3
About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en