Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export quantity in Zambia
Zambia: Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export quantity was 0 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export quantity in Zambia, 2008–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0 m3 for medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — export quantity in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — export quantity in Zambia peaked at 96 m3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 m3, in 2024.
That places Zambia 143rd out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 m3 | — |
| 2009 | 10 m3 | +900.0% |
| 2010 | 84 m3 | +740.0% |
| 2011 | 84 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27 m3 | -67.9% |
| 2013 | 27 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 m3 | -96.3% |
| 2018 | 27 m3 | +2600.0% |
| 2019 | 27 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 m3 | -44.4% |
| 2021 | 15 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96 m3 | +540.0% |
| 2023 | 1 m3 | -99.0% |
| 2024 | 0 m3 | -100.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0 m3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7 m3. (29 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0 m3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29 m3. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export quantity in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +2600.0% | 1 m3 | 27 m3 |
| 2009 | +900.0% | 1 m3 | 10 m3 |
| 2010 | +740.0% | 10 m3 | 84 m3 |
| 2022 | +540.0% | 15 m3 | 96 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5 m3 | 1 m3 | 10 m3 | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.8 m3 | 1 m3 | 84 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4 m3 | 0 m3 | 96 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 143 Afghanistan 0 m3 compare
- 143 Costa Rica 0 m3 compare
- 143 Eswatini 0 m3 compare
- 143 Guinea 0 m3 compare
- 143 Iceland 0 m3 compare
- 143 Lesotho 0 m3 compare
- 143 Mali 0 m3 compare
- 143 Myanmar 0 m3 compare
- 143 Nepal 0 m3 compare
- 143 Nicaragua 0 m3 compare
- 143 Papua New Guinea 0 m3 compare
- 143 Serbia and Montenegro 0 m3
- 143 Tajikistan 0 m3 compare
- 143 Turkmenistan 0 m3 compare
- 143 Uruguay 0 m3 compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % 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 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — export quantity in Zambia?
- Medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — export quantity in Zambia was 0 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 96 m3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — export quantity recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 m3 in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — export quantity?
- Zambia ranks 143rd out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — export quantity rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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