Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export quantity in Malawi
Malawi: Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export quantity was 9,358 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export quantity in Malawi, 2007–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — export quantity in Malawi stood at 9,358 m3.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.3% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — export quantity in Malawi peaked at 19,986 m3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 m3, in 2009.
Malawi ranks 60th of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export quantity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 21 m3 | — |
| 2008 | 21 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0 m3 | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2011 | 2,500 m3 | — |
| 2012 | 8,700 m3 | +248.0% |
| 2013 | 13,500 m3 | +55.2% |
| 2014 | 11,500 m3 | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 10,600 m3 | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 12,900 m3 | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 18,600 m3 | +44.2% |
| 2018 | 15,311 m3 | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 8,315 m3 | -45.7% |
| 2020 | 9,758 m3 | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 10,660 m3 | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 19,986 m3 | +87.5% |
| 2023 | 17,114 m3 | -14.4% |
| 2024 | 9,358 m3 | -45.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 9,358 m3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 80 m3, 117.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 9,358 m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29 m3, 322.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export quantity in Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +248.0% | 2,500 m3 | 8,700 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14 m3 | 0 m3 | 21 m3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 10,193 m3 | 0 m3 | 18,600 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,375 m3 | 9,358 m3 | 19,986 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Malawi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % 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 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — export quantity in Malawi?
- Medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — export quantity in Malawi was 9,358 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — export quantity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 19,986 m3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — export quantity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 m3 in 2009.
- How does Malawi rank for medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — export quantity?
- Malawi ranks 60th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — export quantity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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