Melanesia vs Sri Lanka: Wood-based panels — Import quantity
Wood-based panels — Import quantity over time
- Melanesia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 52,154 m3 against 48,101 m3 in Melanesia, a difference of 4,053 m3.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Melanesia ranks 124th and Sri Lanka ranks 122nd of 255 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,371 m3 | 30,289 m3 | 17,917 m3 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 8,705 m3 | 13,810 m3 | 5,105 m3 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 9,699 m3 | 12,560 m3 | 2,861 m3 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 10,362 m3 | 15,535 m3 | 5,173 m3 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 21,952 m3 | 39,731 m3 | 17,779 m3 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 34,851 m3 | 60,297 m3 | 25,446 m3 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 50,867 m3 | 55,671 m3 | 4,804 m3 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wood-based panels — import quantity, Melanesia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 52,154 m3 against 48,101 m3 in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wood-based panels — import quantity between Melanesia and Sri Lanka?
- 4,053 m3, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Sri Lanka rank globally for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Melanesia ranks 124th and Sri Lanka ranks 122nd of 255 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Wood-based panels — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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