Sawnwood — Export quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Sawnwood — Export quantity was 1.36 million m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sawnwood — Export quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, sawnwood — export quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 1.36 million m3.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sawnwood — export quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 2.17 million m3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 129,272 m3, in 1987.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 18th of 29 groups 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.
Sawnwood — Export quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 283,050 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 307,350 m3 | +8.6% |
| 1963 | 345,650 m3 | +12.5% |
| 1964 | 405,500 m3 | +17.3% |
| 1965 | 395,850 m3 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 439,350 m3 | +11.0% |
| 1967 | 419,250 m3 | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 415,200 m3 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 449,900 m3 | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 434,600 m3 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 436,800 m3 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 438,900 m3 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 466,000 m3 | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 413,700 m3 | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 365,300 m3 | -11.7% |
| 1976 | 304,300 m3 | -16.7% |
| 1977 | 300,800 m3 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 328,800 m3 | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 372,400 m3 | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 308,900 m3 | -17.1% |
| 1981 | 235,700 m3 | -23.7% |
| 1982 | 204,650 m3 | -13.2% |
| 1983 | 209,100 m3 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 194,100 m3 | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 171,000 m3 | -11.9% |
| 1986 | 157,418 m3 | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 129,272 m3 | -17.9% |
| 1988 | 144,725 m3 | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 265,105 m3 | +83.2% |
| 1990 | 245,247 m3 | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 649,747 m3 | +164.9% |
| 1992 | 524,541 m3 | -19.3% |
| 1993 | 634,397 m3 | +20.9% |
| 1994 | 620,134 m3 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 608,732 m3 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 604,747 m3 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 559,783 m3 | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 501,508 m3 | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 382,880 m3 | -23.7% |
| 2000 | 307,123 m3 | -19.8% |
| 2001 | 565,030 m3 | +84.0% |
| 2002 | 674,096 m3 | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 837,249 m3 | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 680,165 m3 | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 763,970 m3 | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 861,078 m3 | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 1.11 million m3 | +29.0% |
| 2008 | 823,569 m3 | -25.8% |
| 2009 | 803,929 m3 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 962,933 m3 | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 1.13 million m3 | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 1.16 million m3 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.60 million m3 | +37.9% |
| 2014 | 2.17 million m3 | +35.1% |
| 2015 | 1.68 million m3 | -22.4% |
| 2016 | 1.03 million m3 | -38.9% |
| 2017 | 1.03 million m3 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 913,993 m3 | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 984,417 m3 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 1.04 million m3 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 1.41 million m3 | +34.9% |
| 2022 | 1.44 million m3 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.50 million m3 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 1.36 million m3 | -9.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sawnwood — Export quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +164.9% | 245,247 m3 | 649,747 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 384,567 m3 | 283,050 m3 | 449,900 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 386,160 m3 | 300,800 m3 | 466,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 201,997 m3 | 129,272 m3 | 308,900 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 533,172 m3 | 245,247 m3 | 649,747 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 742,658 m3 | 307,123 m3 | 1.11 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 million m3 | 913,993 m3 | 2.17 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 million m3 | 1.04 million m3 | 1.50 million m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sawnwood — export quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Sawnwood — export quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 1.36 million m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sawnwood — export quantity recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 million m3 in 2014.
- What is the lowest sawnwood — export quantity recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 129,272 m3 in 1987.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for sawnwood — export quantity?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 18th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sawnwood — export quantity rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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