Wood-based panels — Production in Pakistan
Pakistan: Wood-based panels — Production was 334,000 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Production in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan is 334,000 m3, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — production in Pakistan peaked at 334,000 m3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,400 m3, in 1961.
That places Pakistan 61st out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,400 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 3,300 m3 | +37.5% |
| 1963 | 3,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4,400 m3 | +33.3% |
| 1966 | 8,900 m3 | +102.3% |
| 1967 | 15,159 m3 | +70.3% |
| 1968 | 15,059 m3 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 15,375 m3 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 12,875 m3 | -16.3% |
| 1971 | 11,375 m3 | -11.7% |
| 1972 | 16,439 m3 | +44.5% |
| 1973 | 35,581 m3 | +116.4% |
| 1974 | 31,700 m3 | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 27,100 m3 | -14.5% |
| 1976 | 27,100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 23,500 m3 | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 47,100 m3 | +100.4% |
| 1979 | 52,000 m3 | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 47,800 m3 | -8.1% |
| 1981 | 47,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 53,800 m3 | +12.6% |
| 1983 | 53,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 53,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 67,000 m3 | +24.5% |
| 1986 | 72,400 m3 | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 82,500 m3 | +14.0% |
| 1988 | 84,600 m3 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 97,500 m3 | +15.2% |
| 1990 | 83,400 m3 | -14.5% |
| 1991 | 87,300 m3 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 83,000 m3 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 90,400 m3 | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 94,400 m3 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 95,000 m3 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 110,000 m3 | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 107,000 m3 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 109,000 m3 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 117,000 m3 | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 137,000 m3 | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 206,000 m3 | +50.4% |
| 2002 | 206,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 206,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 254,000 m3 | +23.3% |
| 2005 | 278,000 m3 | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 297,000 m3 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 308,000 m3 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 330,000 m3 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 330,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 330,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 330,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 330,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 330,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 330,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 330,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 330,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 330,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 330,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 331,000 m3 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 334,000 m3 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 334,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 334,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 334,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 334,000 m3 | +0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 334,000 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,000 m3, 15.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Production in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +116.4% | 16,439 m3 | 35,581 m3 |
| 1966 | +102.3% | 4,400 m3 | 8,900 m3 |
| 1978 | +100.4% | 23,500 m3 | 47,100 m3 |
| 1967 | +70.3% | 8,900 m3 | 15,159 m3 |
| 2001 | +50.4% | 137,000 m3 | 206,000 m3 |
| 1972 | +44.5% | 11,375 m3 | 16,439 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,910 m3 | 2,400 m3 | 15,375 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 28,477 m3 | 11,375 m3 | 52,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 66,100 m3 | 47,800 m3 | 97,500 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 97,650 m3 | 83,000 m3 | 117,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 255,200 m3 | 137,000 m3 | 330,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 330,100 m3 | 330,000 m3 | 331,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 334,000 m3 | 334,000 m3 | 334,000 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Pakistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.373 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7034 % 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 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — production in Pakistan?
- Wood-based panels — production in Pakistan was 334,000 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — production recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 334,000 m3 in 2020.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — production recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,400 m3 in 1961.
- How does Pakistan rank for wood-based panels — production?
- Pakistan ranks 61st out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — production rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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