Wood-based panels — Production in Australia
Australia: Wood-based panels — Production was 1.73 million m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood-based panels — Production in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.73 million m3 for wood-based panels — production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — production in Australia peaked at 2.04 million m3 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 223,200 m3, in 1962.
Australia ranks 36th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wood-based panels — Production in Australia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 233,400 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 223,200 m3 | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 964,600 m3 | +332.2% |
| 1964 | 300,400 m3 | -68.9% |
| 1965 | 348,800 m3 | +16.1% |
| 1966 | 423,400 m3 | +21.4% |
| 1967 | 444,300 m3 | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 499,600 m3 | +12.4% |
| 1969 | 509,500 m3 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 564,100 m3 | +10.7% |
| 1971 | 576,400 m3 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 525,200 m3 | -8.9% |
| 1973 | 633,300 m3 | +20.6% |
| 1974 | 714,900 m3 | +12.9% |
| 1975 | 610,100 m3 | -14.7% |
| 1976 | 697,400 m3 | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 732,000 m3 | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 722,000 m3 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 735,000 m3 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 819,000 m3 | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 836,400 m3 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 842,200 m3 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 704,000 m3 | -16.4% |
| 1984 | 829,000 m3 | +17.8% |
| 1985 | 870,000 m3 | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 894,000 m3 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 975,000 m3 | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 959,000 m3 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.05 million m3 | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 955,500 m3 | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 836,000 m3 | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 848,000 m3 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 932,000 m3 | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 1.06 million m3 | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 1.11 million m3 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 1.35 million m3 | +22.2% |
| 1997 | 1.38 million m3 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.55 million m3 | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 1.57 million m3 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.79 million m3 | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 1.77 million m3 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.89 million m3 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 2.03 million m3 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 2.04 million m3 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.95 million m3 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.99 million m3 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.79 million m3 | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 1.84 million m3 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.71 million m3 | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 1.65 million m3 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.75 million m3 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.49 million m3 | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 1.45 million m3 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.54 million m3 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 1.69 million m3 | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 1.72 million m3 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.73 million m3 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.72 million m3 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.73 million m3 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.66 million m3 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.75 million m3 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 1.75 million m3 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.75 million m3 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.73 million m3 | -1.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.73 million m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 31,400 m3, 55.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.73 million m3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,000 m3, 866.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Production in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +332.2% | 223,200 m3 | 964,600 m3 |
| 1964 | -68.9% | 964,600 m3 | 300,400 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 438,578 m3 | 223,200 m3 | 964,600 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 651,040 m3 | 525,200 m3 | 735,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 878,060 m3 | 704,000 m3 | 1.05 million m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 million m3 | 836,000 m3 | 1.57 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 million m3 | 1.71 million m3 | 2.04 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 million m3 | 1.45 million m3 | 1.75 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 million m3 | 1.66 million m3 | 1.75 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — production in Australia?
- Wood-based panels — production in Australia was 1.73 million m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — production recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 million m3 in 2004.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — production recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 223,200 m3 in 1962.
- How does Australia rank for wood-based panels — production?
- Australia ranks 36th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — production rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood-based panels — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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