Sawnwood — Export quantity in Cameroon
Cameroon: Sawnwood — Export quantity was 806,895 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sawnwood — Export quantity in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sawnwood — export quantity in Cameroon is 806,895 m3, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.3% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sawnwood — export quantity in Cameroon peaked at 1.22 million m3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15,700 m3, in 1963.
That places Cameroon 32nd out of 253 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.
Sawnwood — Export quantity in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,300 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 16,700 m3 | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 15,700 m3 | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 17,000 m3 | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 17,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 30,700 m3 | +80.6% |
| 1967 | 30,800 m3 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 42,200 m3 | +37.0% |
| 1969 | 46,400 m3 | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 50,800 m3 | +9.5% |
| 1971 | 62,900 m3 | +23.8% |
| 1972 | 69,300 m3 | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 80,700 m3 | +16.5% |
| 1974 | 96,000 m3 | +19.0% |
| 1975 | 94,800 m3 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 151,500 m3 | +59.8% |
| 1977 | 104,600 m3 | -31.0% |
| 1978 | 129,400 m3 | +23.7% |
| 1979 | 137,900 m3 | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 162,600 m3 | +17.9% |
| 1981 | 106,900 m3 | -34.3% |
| 1982 | 105,600 m3 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 69,600 m3 | -34.1% |
| 1984 | 91,000 m3 | +30.7% |
| 1985 | 128,800 m3 | +41.5% |
| 1986 | 70,000 m3 | -45.7% |
| 1987 | 63,000 m3 | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 93,300 m3 | +48.1% |
| 1989 | 65,600 m3 | -29.7% |
| 1990 | 183,000 m3 | +179.0% |
| 1991 | 252,800 m3 | +38.1% |
| 1992 | 180,000 m3 | -28.8% |
| 1993 | 187,000 m3 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 286,466 m3 | +53.2% |
| 1995 | 222,100 m3 | -22.5% |
| 1996 | 316,200 m3 | +42.4% |
| 1997 | 356,000 m3 | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 242,000 m3 | -32.0% |
| 1999 | 476,000 m3 | +96.7% |
| 2000 | 768,000 m3 | +61.3% |
| 2001 | 638,500 m3 | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 431,544 m3 | -32.4% |
| 2003 | 479,682 m3 | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 682,140 m3 | +42.2% |
| 2005 | 661,000 m3 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 601,000 m3 | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 613,000 m3 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 632,557 m3 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 505,490 m3 | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 614,354 m3 | +21.5% |
| 2011 | 822,402 m3 | +33.9% |
| 2012 | 748,625 m3 | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 601,988 m3 | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 591,436 m3 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 664,608 m3 | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 810,771 m3 | +22.0% |
| 2017 | 801,971 m3 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 893,707 m3 | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 1.04 million m3 | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 834,495 m3 | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 905,441 m3 | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 1.22 million m3 | +34.7% |
| 2023 | 964,452 m3 | -20.9% |
| 2024 | 806,895 m3 | -16.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 806,895 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,283 m3, 628.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 806,895 m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 762 m3, 1058.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sawnwood — Export quantity in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +179.0% | 65,600 m3 | 183,000 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,867 m3 | 15,700 m3 | 46,400 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 97,790 m3 | 50,800 m3 | 151,500 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 95,640 m3 | 63,000 m3 | 162,600 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 270,157 m3 | 180,000 m3 | 476,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 601,291 m3 | 431,544 m3 | 768,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 758,682 m3 | 591,436 m3 | 1.04 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 946,099 m3 | 806,895 m3 | 1.22 million m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % 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 0.4385 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sawnwood — export quantity in Cameroon?
- Sawnwood — export quantity in Cameroon was 806,895 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sawnwood — export quantity recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million m3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest sawnwood — export quantity recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,700 m3 in 1963.
- How does Cameroon rank for sawnwood — export quantity?
- Cameroon ranks 32nd out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sawnwood — export quantity rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sawnwood — Export quantity. 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