Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity was 41,547 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity in Sri Lanka, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 41,547 m3 for medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.2% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in Sri Lanka peaked at 48,066 m3 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,200 m3, in 1995.
Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 217 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) — Import quantity in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,200 m3 | — |
| 1996 | 1,200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,273 m3 | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 1,273 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,273 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,273 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9,300 m3 | +630.6% |
| 2002 | 7,000 m3 | -24.7% |
| 2003 | 15,149 m3 | +116.4% |
| 2004 | 25,583 m3 | +68.9% |
| 2005 | 19,185 m3 | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 38,049 m3 | +98.3% |
| 2007 | 10,489 m3 | -72.4% |
| 2008 | 21,000 m3 | +100.2% |
| 2009 | 18,439 m3 | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 24,196 m3 | +31.2% |
| 2011 | 24,697 m3 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 23,959 m3 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 13,596 m3 | -43.3% |
| 2014 | 33,436 m3 | +145.9% |
| 2015 | 40,429 m3 | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 48,066 m3 | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 47,382 m3 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 43,857 m3 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 36,846 m3 | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 31,816 m3 | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 34,509 m3 | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 15,385 m3 | -55.4% |
| 2023 | 27,115 m3 | +76.2% |
| 2024 | 41,547 m3 | +53.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 41,547 m3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,476 m3, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 41,547 m3 is above the median for South Asia, which is 7,618 m3, 5.5× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +630.6% | 1,273 m3 | 9,300 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,244 m3 | 1,200 m3 | 1,273 m3 | 5 |
| 2000s | 16,547 m3 | 1,273 m3 | 38,049 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,646 m3 | 13,596 m3 | 48,066 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,074 m3 | 15,385 m3 | 41,547 m3 | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % 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 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in Sri Lanka?
- Medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in Sri Lanka was 41,547 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 48,066 m3 in 2016.
- What is the lowest medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,200 m3 in 1995.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity?
- Sri Lanka ranks 75th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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