Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity in Tonga
Tonga: Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity was 474 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity in Tonga, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in Tonga stood at 474 m3. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 233.8% on the previous year and up 124.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in Tonga peaked at 474 m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3 m3, in 1996.
Tonga ranks 177th of 217 countries on this measure, 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 Tonga, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7 m3 | — |
| 1996 | 3 m3 | -57.1% |
| 1997 | 3 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 23 m3 | +666.7% |
| 1999 | 200 m3 | +769.6% |
| 2000 | 9 m3 | -95.5% |
| 2001 | 9 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 91 m3 | +911.1% |
| 2004 | 228 m3 | +150.5% |
| 2005 | 228 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 221 m3 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 83 m3 | -62.4% |
| 2008 | 97 m3 | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 10 m3 | -89.7% |
| 2010 | 58 m3 | +480.0% |
| 2011 | 48 m3 | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 9 m3 | -81.2% |
| 2013 | 41 m3 | +355.6% |
| 2014 | 211 m3 | +414.6% |
| 2015 | 82 m3 | -61.1% |
| 2016 | 20 m3 | -75.6% |
| 2017 | 5 m3 | -75.0% |
| 2018 | 5 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21 m3 | +320.0% |
| 2020 | 51 m3 | +142.9% |
| 2021 | 90 m3 | +76.5% |
| 2022 | 58 m3 | -35.6% |
| 2023 | 142 m3 | +144.8% |
| 2024 | 474 m3 | +233.8% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 474 m3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,476 m3, 2% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 474 m3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,000 m3, 8% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity in Tonga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +911.1% | 9 m3 | 91 m3 |
| 1999 | +769.6% | 23 m3 | 200 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.2 m3 | 3 m3 | 200 m3 | 5 |
| 2000s | 98.5 m3 | 9 m3 | 228 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50 m3 | 5 m3 | 211 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 163 m3 | 51 m3 | 474 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 174 Netherlands Antilles (former) 697 m3 compare
- 175 Liberia 675 m3 compare
- 176 Norfolk Island 646 m3 compare
- 178 New Caledonia 462 m3 compare
- 179 Curaçao 458 m3 compare
- 179 Curacao 458 m3 compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % 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 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in Tonga?
- Medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in Tonga was 474 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 474 m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 m3 in 1996.
- How does Tonga rank for medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity?
- Tonga ranks 177th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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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