Industrial roundwood — Import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Industrial roundwood — Import quantity was 484,381 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Industrial roundwood — Import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industrial roundwood — import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 484,381 m3, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 43.2% on the previous year and up 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial roundwood — import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 484,381 m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,985 m3, in 1990.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 18th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Industrial roundwood — Import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26,200 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 28,800 m3 | +9.9% |
| 1963 | 29,000 m3 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 15,200 m3 | -47.6% |
| 1965 | 13,000 m3 | -14.5% |
| 1966 | 18,500 m3 | +42.3% |
| 1967 | 24,100 m3 | +30.3% |
| 1968 | 47,300 m3 | +96.3% |
| 1969 | 52,300 m3 | +10.6% |
| 1970 | 65,300 m3 | +24.9% |
| 1971 | 107,100 m3 | +64.0% |
| 1972 | 31,000 m3 | -71.1% |
| 1973 | 42,500 m3 | +37.1% |
| 1974 | 61,100 m3 | +43.8% |
| 1975 | 38,000 m3 | -37.8% |
| 1976 | 41,600 m3 | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 35,000 m3 | -15.9% |
| 1978 | 29,700 m3 | -15.1% |
| 1979 | 57,300 m3 | +92.9% |
| 1980 | 47,200 m3 | -17.6% |
| 1981 | 51,500 m3 | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 48,200 m3 | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 43,300 m3 | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 47,500 m3 | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 140,100 m3 | +194.9% |
| 1986 | 60,190 m3 | -57.0% |
| 1987 | 74,710 m3 | +24.1% |
| 1988 | 87,653 m3 | +17.3% |
| 1989 | 99,800 m3 | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 3,985 m3 | -96.0% |
| 1991 | 5,468 m3 | +37.2% |
| 1992 | 21,678 m3 | +296.5% |
| 1993 | 37,511 m3 | +73.0% |
| 1994 | 79,977 m3 | +113.2% |
| 1995 | 43,356 m3 | -45.8% |
| 1996 | 60,402 m3 | +39.3% |
| 1997 | 56,545 m3 | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 114,646 m3 | +102.8% |
| 1999 | 85,720 m3 | -25.2% |
| 2000 | 76,165 m3 | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 86,778 m3 | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 218,170 m3 | +151.4% |
| 2003 | 293,912 m3 | +34.7% |
| 2004 | 444,412 m3 | +51.2% |
| 2005 | 102,059 m3 | -77.0% |
| 2006 | 69,539 m3 | -31.9% |
| 2007 | 82,424 m3 | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 75,884 m3 | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 56,821 m3 | -25.1% |
| 2010 | 83,244 m3 | +46.5% |
| 2011 | 87,236 m3 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 109,977 m3 | +26.1% |
| 2013 | 134,497 m3 | +22.3% |
| 2014 | 313,858 m3 | +133.4% |
| 2015 | 129,724 m3 | -58.7% |
| 2016 | 168,469 m3 | +29.9% |
| 2017 | 240,876 m3 | +43.0% |
| 2018 | 242,845 m3 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 310,424 m3 | +27.8% |
| 2020 | 232,810 m3 | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 256,586 m3 | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 327,538 m3 | +27.7% |
| 2023 | 338,338 m3 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 484,381 m3 | +43.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial roundwood — Import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +296.5% | 5,468 m3 | 21,678 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,267 m3 | 13,000 m3 | 52,300 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 50,860 m3 | 29,700 m3 | 107,100 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 70,015 m3 | 43,300 m3 | 140,100 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 50,929 m3 | 3,985 m3 | 114,646 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 150,616 m3 | 56,821 m3 | 444,412 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 182,115 m3 | 83,244 m3 | 313,858 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 327,931 m3 | 232,810 m3 | 484,381 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial roundwood — import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Industrial roundwood — import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 484,381 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial roundwood — import quantity recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 484,381 m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest industrial roundwood — import quantity recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,985 m3 in 1990.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for industrial roundwood — import quantity?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 18th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is industrial roundwood — import quantity rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Industrial roundwood — Import 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