Roundwood — Import value in Namibia
Namibia: Roundwood — Import value was 13,593 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roundwood — Import value in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 13,593 1000 USD for roundwood — import value in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.1% on the previous year and up 1,397.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — import value in Namibia peaked at 13,593 1000 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 264 1000 USD, in 2002.
That places Namibia 53rd out of 254 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roundwood — Import value in Namibia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 452 1000 USD | — |
| 2001 | 512 1000 USD | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 264 1000 USD | -48.4% |
| 2003 | 352 1000 USD | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 661 1000 USD | +87.8% |
| 2005 | 1,119 1000 USD | +69.3% |
| 2006 | 1,518 1000 USD | +35.7% |
| 2007 | 1,592 1000 USD | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 1,696 1000 USD | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 1,766 1000 USD | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 2,041 1000 USD | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 1,746 1000 USD | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 1,959 1000 USD | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 1,748 1000 USD | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 908 1000 USD | -48.1% |
| 2015 | 894 1000 USD | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 837 1000 USD | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 4,912 1000 USD | +486.9% |
| 2018 | 6,586 1000 USD | +34.1% |
| 2019 | 6,916 1000 USD | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 6,551 1000 USD | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 9,794 1000 USD | +49.5% |
| 2022 | 8,547 1000 USD | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 8,598 1000 USD | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 13,593 1000 USD | +58.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 13,593 1000 USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 376.5 1000 USD, 36.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 13,593 1000 USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 266 1000 USD, 51.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roundwood — Import value in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +486.9% | 837 1000 USD | 4,912 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 993.2 1000 USD | 264 1000 USD | 1,766 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,855 1000 USD | 837 1000 USD | 6,916 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,417 1000 USD | 6,551 1000 USD | 13,593 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roundwood — import value in Namibia?
- Roundwood — import value in Namibia was 13,593 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roundwood — import value recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 13,593 1000 USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest roundwood — import value recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 264 1000 USD in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank for roundwood — import value?
- Namibia ranks 53rd out of 254 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roundwood — import value rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,397.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roundwood — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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