Industrial roundwood — Export quantity in Congo
Congo: Industrial roundwood — Export quantity was 428,391 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity in Congo, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Congo recorded 428,391 m3 for industrial roundwood — export quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.4% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial roundwood — export quantity in Congo peaked at 928,615 m3 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 128,000 m3, in 1975.
Congo ranks 39th of 253 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity in Congo, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 321,300 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 360,200 m3 | +12.1% |
| 1963 | 425,000 m3 | +18.0% |
| 1964 | 536,900 m3 | +26.3% |
| 1965 | 526,000 m3 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 556,000 m3 | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 504,400 m3 | -9.3% |
| 1968 | 569,600 m3 | +12.9% |
| 1969 | 609,000 m3 | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 592,400 m3 | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 602,700 m3 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 472,900 m3 | -21.5% |
| 1973 | 312,000 m3 | -34.0% |
| 1974 | 277,000 m3 | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 128,000 m3 | -53.8% |
| 1976 | 144,000 m3 | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 155,000 m3 | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 166,700 m3 | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 173,100 m3 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 280,600 m3 | +62.1% |
| 1981 | 220,600 m3 | -21.4% |
| 1982 | 202,000 m3 | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 188,300 m3 | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 250,300 m3 | +32.9% |
| 1985 | 275,200 m3 | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 287,000 m3 | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 565,900 m3 | +97.2% |
| 1988 | 881,700 m3 | +55.8% |
| 1989 | 861,100 m3 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 731,715 m3 | -15.0% |
| 1991 | 567,625 m3 | -22.4% |
| 1992 | 627,712 m3 | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 436,339 m3 | -30.5% |
| 1994 | 258,992 m3 | -40.6% |
| 1995 | 254,000 m3 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 258,300 m3 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 496,000 m3 | +92.0% |
| 1998 | 638,000 m3 | +28.6% |
| 1999 | 211,000 m3 | -66.9% |
| 2000 | 281,834 m3 | +33.6% |
| 2001 | 481,438 m3 | +70.8% |
| 2002 | 455,400 m3 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 776,013 m3 | +70.4% |
| 2004 | 844,020 m3 | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 742,243 m3 | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 659,000 m3 | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 648,795 m3 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 630,000 m3 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 514,248 m3 | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 607,500 m3 | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 789,196 m3 | +29.9% |
| 2012 | 774,531 m3 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 661,000 m3 | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 790,000 m3 | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 641,710 m3 | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 786,302 m3 | +22.5% |
| 2017 | 928,615 m3 | +18.1% |
| 2018 | 889,750 m3 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 709,398 m3 | -20.3% |
| 2020 | 625,174 m3 | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 622,005 m3 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 660,244 m3 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 518,830 m3 | -21.4% |
| 2024 | 428,391 m3 | -17.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 428,391 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,191 m3, 359.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 428,391 m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,589 m3, 269.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 489,822 m3 | 321,300 m3 | 609,000 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 302,380 m3 | 128,000 m3 | 602,700 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 401,270 m3 | 188,300 m3 | 881,700 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 447,968 m3 | 211,000 m3 | 731,715 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 603,299 m3 | 281,834 m3 | 844,020 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 757,800 m3 | 607,500 m3 | 928,615 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 570,929 m3 | 428,391 m3 | 660,244 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % 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 -0.4756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial roundwood — export quantity in Congo?
- Industrial roundwood — export quantity in Congo was 428,391 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial roundwood — export quantity recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 928,615 m3 in 2017.
- What is the lowest industrial roundwood — export quantity recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,000 m3 in 1975.
- How does Congo rank for industrial roundwood — export quantity?
- Congo ranks 39th out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is industrial roundwood — export quantity rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Industrial roundwood — Export quantity. 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