Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity was 90,002 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity in Australia and New Zealand, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in Australia and New Zealand is 90,002 m3, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 42.5% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 157,865 m3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 40,000 m3, in 2006.
That places Australia and New Zealand 42nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 104,100 m3 | — |
| 1996 | 81,300 m3 | -21.9% |
| 1997 | 86,000 m3 | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 83,000 m3 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 80,000 m3 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 153,000 m3 | +91.2% |
| 2001 | 108,000 m3 | -29.4% |
| 2002 | 85,000 m3 | -21.3% |
| 2003 | 59,000 m3 | -30.6% |
| 2004 | 63,000 m3 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 46,000 m3 | -27.0% |
| 2006 | 40,000 m3 | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 83,646 m3 | +109.1% |
| 2008 | 95,000 m3 | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 82,323 m3 | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 75,150 m3 | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 83,313 m3 | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 88,258 m3 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 76,403 m3 | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 66,152 m3 | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 96,270 m3 | +45.5% |
| 2016 | 97,390 m3 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 116,554 m3 | +19.7% |
| 2018 | 157,865 m3 | +35.4% |
| 2019 | 148,566 m3 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 129,943 m3 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 153,622 m3 | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 114,618 m3 | -25.4% |
| 2023 | 156,443 m3 | +36.5% |
| 2024 | 90,002 m3 | -42.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86,880 m3 | 80,000 m3 | 104,100 m3 | 5 |
| 2000s | 81,497 m3 | 40,000 m3 | 153,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,592 m3 | 66,152 m3 | 157,865 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 128,926 m3 | 90,002 m3 | 156,443 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in Australia and New Zealand?
- Medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in Australia and New Zealand was 90,002 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 157,865 m3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,000 m3 in 2006.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 42nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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