Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity in Malta
Malta: Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity was 4,580 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity in Malta, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4,580 m3 for medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in Malta peaked at 13,833 m3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,505 m3, in 2003.
Malta ranks 135th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity in Malta, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6,600 m3 | — |
| 1996 | 3,000 m3 | -54.5% |
| 1997 | 4,300 m3 | +43.3% |
| 1998 | 4,000 m3 | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 2,850 m3 | -28.7% |
| 2000 | 2,850 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,200 m3 | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 2,700 m3 | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 1,505 m3 | -44.3% |
| 2004 | 5,130 m3 | +240.9% |
| 2005 | 6,650 m3 | +29.6% |
| 2006 | 3,940 m3 | -40.8% |
| 2007 | 3,902 m3 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 7,742 m3 | +98.4% |
| 2009 | 6,424 m3 | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 7,794 m3 | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 6,789 m3 | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 7,302 m3 | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 6,842 m3 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 8,661 m3 | +26.6% |
| 2015 | 9,259 m3 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 2,382 m3 | -74.3% |
| 2017 | 4,426 m3 | +85.8% |
| 2018 | 13,833 m3 | +212.5% |
| 2019 | 5,288 m3 | -61.8% |
| 2020 | 4,774 m3 | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 5,481 m3 | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 6,545 m3 | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 4,939 m3 | -24.5% |
| 2024 | 4,580 m3 | -7.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4,580 m3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 60,639 m3, 8% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 4,580 m3 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 81,508 m3, 6% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity in Malta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +240.9% | 1,505 m3 | 5,130 m3 |
| 2018 | +212.5% | 4,426 m3 | 13,833 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,150 m3 | 2,850 m3 | 6,600 m3 | 5 |
| 2000s | 4,404 m3 | 1,505 m3 | 7,742 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,258 m3 | 2,382 m3 | 13,833 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,264 m3 | 4,580 m3 | 6,545 m3 | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8269 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in Malta?
- Medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in Malta was 4,580 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 13,833 m3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,505 m3 in 2003.
- How does Malta rank for medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity?
- Malta ranks 135th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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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