Wood-based panels — Production in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Wood-based panels — Production was 55.91 million m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood-based panels — Production in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood-based panels — production in European Union (27) is 55.91 million m3, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — production in European Union (27) peaked at 64.54 million m3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.45 million m3, in 1961.
That places European Union (27) 6th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wood-based panels — Production in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.45 million m3 | — |
| 1962 | 7.27 million m3 | +12.7% |
| 1963 | 8.43 million m3 | +16.0% |
| 1964 | 9.48 million m3 | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 10.46 million m3 | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 12.03 million m3 | +15.0% |
| 1967 | 13.16 million m3 | +9.4% |
| 1968 | 14.75 million m3 | +12.1% |
| 1969 | 16.60 million m3 | +12.6% |
| 1970 | 18.06 million m3 | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 19.89 million m3 | +10.1% |
| 1972 | 22.84 million m3 | +14.9% |
| 1973 | 25.79 million m3 | +12.9% |
| 1974 | 24.93 million m3 | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 23.61 million m3 | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 25.91 million m3 | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 26.24 million m3 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 27.06 million m3 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 27.91 million m3 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 27.74 million m3 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 25.98 million m3 | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 25.05 million m3 | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 25.26 million m3 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 25.58 million m3 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 25.52 million m3 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 26.01 million m3 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 26.53 million m3 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 29.29 million m3 | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 30.91 million m3 | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 30.44 million m3 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 29.53 million m3 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 29.05 million m3 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 30.98 million m3 | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 32.61 million m3 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 35.59 million m3 | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 36.06 million m3 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 39.02 million m3 | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 42.98 million m3 | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 43.88 million m3 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 47.35 million m3 | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 47.45 million m3 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 48.50 million m3 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 50.38 million m3 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 52.67 million m3 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 54.69 million m3 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 57.71 million m3 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 60.11 million m3 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 55.05 million m3 | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 50.01 million m3 | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 53.49 million m3 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 53.04 million m3 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 52.40 million m3 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 53.04 million m3 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 54.06 million m3 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 55.91 million m3 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 58.32 million m3 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 59.90 million m3 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 59.86 million m3 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 58.93 million m3 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 57.25 million m3 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 64.54 million m3 | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 58.60 million m3 | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 54.33 million m3 | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 55.91 million m3 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.96 million m3 | 6.45 million m3 | 16.60 million m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.22 million m3 | 18.06 million m3 | 27.91 million m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.79 million m3 | 25.05 million m3 | 30.91 million m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.01 million m3 | 29.05 million m3 | 43.88 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.39 million m3 | 47.35 million m3 | 60.11 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.89 million m3 | 52.40 million m3 | 59.90 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.12 million m3 | 54.33 million m3 | 64.54 million m3 | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — production in European Union (27)?
- Wood-based panels — production in European Union (27) was 55.91 million m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — production recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.54 million m3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — production recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.45 million m3 in 1961.
- How does European Union (27) rank for wood-based panels — production?
- European Union (27) ranks 6th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — production rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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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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