Wood-based panels — Production in Sweden
Sweden: Wood-based panels — Production was 690,000 m3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood-based panels — Production in Sweden, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 690,000 m3 for wood-based panels — production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — production in Sweden peaked at 2.06 million m3 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 576,000 m3, in 2014.
That places Sweden 51st out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wood-based panels — Production in Sweden, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 758,000 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 800,000 m3 | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 850,000 m3 | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 929,000 m3 | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 974,900 m3 | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 1.24 million m3 | +26.9% |
| 1967 | 1.26 million m3 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 1.36 million m3 | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 1.42 million m3 | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 1.46 million m3 | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 1.52 million m3 | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 1.75 million m3 | +15.2% |
| 1973 | 1.95 million m3 | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 2.06 million m3 | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 1.82 million m3 | -11.6% |
| 1976 | 2.00 million m3 | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 2.01 million m3 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 2.05 million m3 | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 2.02 million m3 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.89 million m3 | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 1.66 million m3 | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 1.46 million m3 | -12.2% |
| 1983 | 1.49 million m3 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.45 million m3 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.37 million m3 | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 1.28 million m3 | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 1.33 million m3 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 1.30 million m3 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.29 million m3 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.24 million m3 | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 1.09 million m3 | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 799,000 m3 | -27.0% |
| 1993 | 804,000 m3 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 820,000 m3 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 966,000 m3 | +17.8% |
| 1996 | 918,000 m3 | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 917,000 m3 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 972,000 m3 | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 944,000 m3 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 995,000 m3 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 864,000 m3 | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 840,000 m3 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 695,000 m3 | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 662,000 m3 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 732,500 m3 | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 781,500 m3 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 821,870 m3 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 809,438 m3 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 761,912 m3 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 669,418 m3 | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 690,525 m3 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 626,500 m3 | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 658,000 m3 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 576,000 m3 | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 660,000 m3 | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 610,000 m3 | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 635,000 m3 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 635,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 663,000 m3 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 651,400 m3 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 726,000 m3 | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 726,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 687,000 m3 | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 690,000 m3 | +0.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 690,000 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 31,400 m3, 22.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 690,000 m3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 452,396 m3, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 million m3 | 758,000 m3 | 1.42 million m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.86 million m3 | 1.46 million m3 | 2.06 million m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.45 million m3 | 1.28 million m3 | 1.89 million m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 947,200 m3 | 799,000 m3 | 1.24 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 796,322 m3 | 662,000 m3 | 995,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 642,344 m3 | 576,000 m3 | 690,525 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 696,080 m3 | 651,400 m3 | 726,000 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 48 Ireland 808,000 m3 compare
- 49 Czechoslovakia 714,000 m3 compare
- 50 Luxembourg 697,000 m3 compare
- 52 Yugoslav SFR 651,000 m3 compare
- 53 Ecuador 647,310 m3 compare
- 54 Switzerland 534,698 m3 compare
More environment data for Sweden
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % 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 -0.0922 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — production in Sweden?
- Wood-based panels — production in Sweden was 690,000 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — production recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 million m3 in 1974.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — production recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 576,000 m3 in 2014.
- How does Sweden rank for wood-based panels — production?
- Sweden ranks 51st out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — production rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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