Wood-based panels — Production in Ecuador
Ecuador: Wood-based panels — Production was 647,310 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Production in Ecuador, 1963–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood-based panels — production in Ecuador is 647,310 m3, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — production in Ecuador peaked at 1.00 million m3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 800 m3, in 1963.
Ecuador ranks 53rd of 248 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 in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 800 m3 | — |
| 1964 | 8,000 m3 | +900.0% |
| 1965 | 7,000 m3 | -12.5% |
| 1966 | 11,000 m3 | +57.1% |
| 1967 | 15,000 m3 | +36.4% |
| 1968 | 19,000 m3 | +26.7% |
| 1969 | 20,000 m3 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 20,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 23,600 m3 | +18.0% |
| 1972 | 26,400 m3 | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 28,800 m3 | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 30,000 m3 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 38,000 m3 | +26.7% |
| 1976 | 38,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 48,000 m3 | +26.3% |
| 1978 | 64,000 m3 | +33.3% |
| 1979 | 73,500 m3 | +14.8% |
| 1980 | 85,400 m3 | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 93,000 m3 | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 95,000 m3 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 95,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 95,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 73,000 m3 | -23.2% |
| 1986 | 77,000 m3 | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 71,000 m3 | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 32,100 m3 | -54.8% |
| 1989 | 48,000 m3 | +49.5% |
| 1990 | 45,000 m3 | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 172,000 m3 | +282.2% |
| 1992 | 178,000 m3 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 110,000 m3 | -38.2% |
| 1994 | 148,000 m3 | +34.5% |
| 1995 | 189,000 m3 | +27.7% |
| 1996 | 212,000 m3 | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 234,000 m3 | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 234,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 234,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 234,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 234,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 263,500 m3 | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 269,100 m3 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 613,800 m3 | +128.1% |
| 2005 | 613,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 623,000 m3 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 661,000 m3 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 707,000 m3 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 722,000 m3 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 727,000 m3 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 744,000 m3 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 779,000 m3 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 779,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 821,000 m3 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 821,076 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 821,076 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 821,000 m3 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 821,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 821,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 894,978 m3 | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 1.00 million m3 | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 1.00 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 651,048 m3 | -35.2% |
| 2024 | 647,310 m3 | -0.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 647,310 m3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,000 m3, 129.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Production in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +900.0% | 800 m3 | 8,000 m3 |
| 1991 | +282.2% | 45,000 m3 | 172,000 m3 |
| 2004 | +128.1% | 269,100 m3 | 613,800 m3 |
| 1988 | -54.8% | 71,000 m3 | 32,100 m3 |
| 1966 | +57.1% | 7,000 m3 | 11,000 m3 |
| 1989 | +49.5% | 32,100 m3 | 48,000 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,543 m3 | 800 m3 | 20,000 m3 | 7 |
| 1970s | 39,030 m3 | 20,000 m3 | 73,500 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76,450 m3 | 32,100 m3 | 95,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 175,600 m3 | 45,000 m3 | 234,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 494,120 m3 | 234,000 m3 | 722,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 795,515 m3 | 727,000 m3 | 821,076 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 840,659 m3 | 647,310 m3 | 1.00 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 50 Luxembourg 697,000 m3 compare
- 51 Sweden 690,000 m3 compare
- 52 Yugoslav SFR 651,000 m3 compare
- 54 Switzerland 534,698 m3 compare
- 55 Greece 509,891 m3 compare
- 56 Cambodia 452,000 m3 compare
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % 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 -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — production in Ecuador?
- Wood-based panels — production in Ecuador was 647,310 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — production recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.00 million m3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — production recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 800 m3 in 1963.
- How does Ecuador rank for wood-based panels — production?
- Ecuador ranks 53rd out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — production rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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