Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity in Samoa
Samoa: Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity was 67 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity in Samoa, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 67 m3 for medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 89.9% on the previous year and down 91.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in Samoa peaked at 11,054 m3 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3 m3, in 1997.
That places Samoa 204th out of 217 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) — Import quantity in Samoa, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 13 m3 | — |
| 1996 | 15 m3 | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 3 m3 | -80.0% |
| 1998 | 22 m3 | +633.3% |
| 1999 | 11,054 m3 | +50145.5% |
| 2000 | 40 m3 | -99.6% |
| 2001 | 40 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 40 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 m3 | -92.5% |
| 2004 | 52 m3 | +1633.3% |
| 2005 | 52 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 52 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 190 m3 | +265.4% |
| 2008 | 188 m3 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 179 m3 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 1,017 m3 | +468.2% |
| 2011 | 559 m3 | -45.0% |
| 2012 | 178 m3 | -68.2% |
| 2013 | 1,336 m3 | +650.6% |
| 2014 | 784 m3 | -41.3% |
| 2015 | 2,280 m3 | +190.8% |
| 2016 | 1,508 m3 | -33.9% |
| 2017 | 1,293 m3 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 1,501 m3 | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 205 m3 | -86.3% |
| 2020 | 257 m3 | +25.4% |
| 2021 | 600 m3 | +133.5% |
| 2022 | 69 m3 | -88.5% |
| 2023 | 661 m3 | +858.0% |
| 2024 | 67 m3 | -89.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 67 m3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,476 m3, 0% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 67 m3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,000 m3, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +50145.5% | 22 m3 | 11,054 m3 |
| 2004 | +1633.3% | 3 m3 | 52 m3 |
| 2023 | +858.0% | 69 m3 | 661 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,221 m3 | 3 m3 | 11,054 m3 | 5 |
| 2000s | 83.6 m3 | 3 m3 | 190 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,066 m3 | 178 m3 | 2,280 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 330.8 m3 | 67 m3 | 661 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 201 Guinea-Bissau 84 m3 compare
- 202 Réunion 72 m3 compare
- 202 Reunion 72 m3 compare
- 205 Lesotho 66 m3 compare
- 206 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 60 m3 compare
- 207 South Sudan 50 m3 compare
More environment data for Samoa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3482 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.3183 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.23 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.919 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % 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 -2.51 % 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 Samoa?
- Medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in Samoa was 67 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 11,054 m3 in 1999.
- What is the lowest medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 m3 in 1997.
- How does Samoa rank for medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity?
- Samoa ranks 204th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa 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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