Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity was 147 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity in Vanuatu, 1996–2024
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 Vanuatu is 147 m3, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.9% on the previous year and up 194.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in Vanuatu peaked at 537 m3 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9 m3, in 1998.
Vanuatu ranks 198th 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 11 m3 | — |
| 1997 | 11 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9 m3 | -18.2% |
| 1999 | 537 m3 | +5866.7% |
| 2000 | 537 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 400 m3 | -25.5% |
| 2002 | 400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 66 m3 | -83.5% |
| 2005 | 66 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 107 m3 | +62.1% |
| 2007 | 215 m3 | +100.9% |
| 2008 | 244 m3 | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 49 m3 | -79.9% |
| 2010 | 126 m3 | +157.1% |
| 2011 | 32 m3 | -74.6% |
| 2012 | 66 m3 | +106.2% |
| 2013 | 91 m3 | +37.9% |
| 2014 | 50 m3 | -45.1% |
| 2015 | 129 m3 | +158.0% |
| 2016 | 109 m3 | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 55 m3 | -49.5% |
| 2018 | 129 m3 | +134.5% |
| 2019 | 460 m3 | +256.6% |
| 2020 | 136 m3 | -70.4% |
| 2021 | 172 m3 | +26.5% |
| 2022 | 68 m3 | -60.5% |
| 2023 | 109 m3 | +60.3% |
| 2024 | 147 m3 | +34.9% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 147 m3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,699 m3, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 147 m3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,000 m3, 2% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Import quantity in Vanuatu 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 | +5866.7% | 9 m3 | 537 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 142 m3 | 9 m3 | 537 m3 | 4 |
| 2000s | 248.4 m3 | 49 m3 | 537 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 124.7 m3 | 32 m3 | 460 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.4 m3 | 68 m3 | 172 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 195 Burkina Faso 204 m3 compare
- 196 Greenland 179 m3 compare
- 197 Equatorial Guinea 157 m3 compare
- 199 Turks and Caicos Islands 118 m3 compare
- 200 Dominica 103 m3 compare
- 201 Guinea-Bissau 84 m3 compare
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.53 % 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 -2.35 % 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 Vanuatu?
- Medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity in Vanuatu was 147 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 537 m3 in 1999.
- What is the lowest medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 m3 in 1998.
- How does Vanuatu rank for medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity?
- Vanuatu ranks 198th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium/high density fibreboard (mdf/hdf) — import quantity rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 194.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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