Wood-based panels — Production in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Wood-based panels — Production was 11.10 million m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood-based panels — Production in Southern Europe, 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 Southern Europe is 11.10 million m3, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — production in Southern Europe peaked at 13.67 million m3 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 644,900 m3, in 1961.
Southern Europe ranks 15th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wood-based panels — Production in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 644,900 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 780,200 m3 | +21.0% |
| 1963 | 1.25 million m3 | +59.7% |
| 1964 | 1.32 million m3 | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 1.56 million m3 | +18.2% |
| 1966 | 1.84 million m3 | +17.7% |
| 1967 | 2.05 million m3 | +11.7% |
| 1968 | 2.33 million m3 | +13.2% |
| 1969 | 2.56 million m3 | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 2.91 million m3 | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 3.34 million m3 | +14.7% |
| 1972 | 4.39 million m3 | +31.3% |
| 1973 | 5.06 million m3 | +15.3% |
| 1974 | 4.17 million m3 | -17.6% |
| 1975 | 4.47 million m3 | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 4.90 million m3 | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 5.51 million m3 | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 5.44 million m3 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 5.77 million m3 | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 5.89 million m3 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 5.94 million m3 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 5.69 million m3 | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 5.51 million m3 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 5.62 million m3 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 5.73 million m3 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 6.13 million m3 | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 6.45 million m3 | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 7.94 million m3 | +23.1% |
| 1989 | 8.38 million m3 | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 8.33 million m3 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 8.27 million m3 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 6.97 million m3 | -15.8% |
| 1993 | 7.09 million m3 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 7.22 million m3 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 8.30 million m3 | +15.0% |
| 1996 | 8.01 million m3 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 8.55 million m3 | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 10.54 million m3 | +23.3% |
| 1999 | 10.81 million m3 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 12.37 million m3 | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 12.24 million m3 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 12.73 million m3 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 12.18 million m3 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 12.76 million m3 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 12.72 million m3 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 13.22 million m3 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 13.67 million m3 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 11.07 million m3 | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 9.86 million m3 | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 10.26 million m3 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 10.00 million m3 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 8.66 million m3 | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 8.45 million m3 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 9.34 million m3 | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 9.68 million m3 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 9.68 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.98 million m3 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 10.83 million m3 | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 10.90 million m3 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 10.18 million m3 | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 11.38 million m3 | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 10.80 million m3 | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 10.38 million m3 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 11.10 million m3 | +6.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Production in Southern Europe 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 | +59.7% | 780,200 m3 | 1.25 million m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.59 million m3 | 644,900 m3 | 2.56 million m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.60 million m3 | 2.91 million m3 | 5.77 million m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.33 million m3 | 5.51 million m3 | 8.38 million m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.41 million m3 | 6.97 million m3 | 10.81 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.28 million m3 | 9.86 million m3 | 13.67 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.78 million m3 | 8.45 million m3 | 10.90 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.77 million m3 | 10.18 million m3 | 11.38 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Watermelons — Production 3.16 million t (2024)
- Watermelons — Yield 50,280 kg/ha (2024)
- Watermelons — Area harvested 62,941 ha (2024)
- Watermelons — Gross Production Value 734,234 1000 Int$ (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual 15.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — production in Southern Europe?
- Wood-based panels — production in Southern Europe was 11.10 million m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — production recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 13.67 million m3 in 2007.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — production recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 644,900 m3 in 1961.
- How does Southern Europe rank for wood-based panels — production?
- Southern Europe ranks 15th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — production rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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