Sawnwood — Export quantity in Malawi
Malawi: Sawnwood — Export quantity was 1 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sawnwood — Export quantity in Malawi, 1988–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sawnwood — export quantity in Malawi is 1 m3, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sawnwood — export quantity in Malawi peaked at 55,570 m3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1 m3, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 191st of 253 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sawnwood — Export quantity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 1,300 m3 | — |
| 1989 | 200 m3 | -84.6% |
| 1990 | 200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 317 m3 | +58.5% |
| 1993 | 178 m3 | -43.8% |
| 1994 | 46 m3 | -74.2% |
| 1995 | 2,065 m3 | +4389.1% |
| 1996 | 2,065 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,065 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,065 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7,190 m3 | +248.2% |
| 2000 | 7,190 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7,190 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,673 m3 | -62.8% |
| 2003 | 84 m3 | -96.9% |
| 2004 | 552 m3 | +557.1% |
| 2005 | 552 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15,587 m3 | +2723.7% |
| 2007 | 11,042 m3 | -29.2% |
| 2008 | 21,808 m3 | +97.5% |
| 2009 | 44,899 m3 | +105.9% |
| 2010 | 26,413 m3 | -41.2% |
| 2011 | 43,832 m3 | +65.9% |
| 2012 | 29,211 m3 | -33.4% |
| 2013 | 42,874 m3 | +46.8% |
| 2014 | 55,570 m3 | +29.6% |
| 2015 | 31,398 m3 | -43.5% |
| 2016 | 5,373 m3 | -82.9% |
| 2017 | 8,330 m3 | +55.0% |
| 2018 | 1,871 m3 | -77.5% |
| 2019 | 1,509 m3 | -19.3% |
| 2020 | 1,515 m3 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 4,964 m3 | +227.7% |
| 2022 | 1,351 m3 | -72.8% |
| 2023 | 3,034 m3 | +124.6% |
| 2024 | 1 m3 | -100.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1 m3 is below the median for low income countries, which is 27 m3, 4% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1 m3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 762 m3, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sawnwood — Export quantity in Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +4389.1% | 46 m3 | 2,065 m3 |
| 2006 | +2723.7% | 552 m3 | 15,587 m3 |
| 2004 | +557.1% | 84 m3 | 552 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 750 m3 | 200 m3 | 1,300 m3 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,639 m3 | 46 m3 | 7,190 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,158 m3 | 84 m3 | 44,899 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,638 m3 | 1,509 m3 | 55,570 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,173 m3 | 1 m3 | 4,964 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 188 Yemen 3 m3 compare
- 189 Ethiopia 2 m3 compare
- 189 Faroe Islands 2 m3 compare
- 192 Albania 0 m3 compare
- 192 Anguilla 0 m3 compare
- 192 Antigua and Barbuda 0 m3 compare
- 192 Aruba 0 m3 compare
- 192 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 m3 compare
- 192 Bermuda 0 m3 compare
- 192 British Virgin Islands 0 m3 compare
- 192 Burkina Faso 0 m3 compare
- 192 Burundi 0 m3 compare
- 192 Cabo Verde 0 m3 compare
- 192 Cayman Islands 0 m3 compare
- 192 Chad 0 m3 compare
- 192 China, Macao SAR 0 m3 compare
- 192 Christmas Island 0 m3
- 192 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 0 m3 compare
- 192 Cook Islands 0 m3 compare
- 192 Cuba 0 m3 compare
- 192 Curaçao 0 m3 compare
- 192 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 m3 compare
- 192 Eritrea 0 m3 compare
- 192 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 m3 compare
- 192 French Polynesia 0 m3 compare
- 192 French Southern Territories 0 m3 compare
- 192 Gibraltar 0 m3 compare
- 192 Greenland 0 m3 compare
- 192 Grenada 0 m3 compare
- 192 Guam 0 m3 compare
- 192 Haiti 0 m3 compare
- 192 Iceland 0 m3 compare
- 192 Kiribati 0 m3
- 192 Libya 0 m3 compare
- 192 Maldives 0 m3 compare
- 192 Mali 0 m3 compare
- 192 Malta 0 m3 compare
- 192 Marshall Islands 0 m3 compare
- 192 Martinique 0 m3 compare
- 192 Mauritania 0 m3 compare
- 192 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 m3
- 192 Montserrat 0 m3
- 192 Niue 0 m3
- 192 Norfolk Island 0 m3 compare
- 192 Northern Mariana Islands 0 m3
- 192 Palau 0 m3 compare
- 192 Palestine 0 m3 compare
- 192 Pitcairn 0 m3 compare
- 192 Rwanda 0 m3 compare
- 192 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 m3 compare
- 192 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 m3 compare
- 192 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 m3 compare
- 192 Somalia 0 m3 compare
- 192 Syrian Arab Republic 0 m3 compare
- 192 Timor-Leste 0 m3 compare
- 192 Tokelau 0 m3 compare
- 192 Tonga 0 m3 compare
- 192 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 m3 compare
- 192 Tuvalu 0 m3 compare
- 192 Vanuatu 0 m3 compare
- 192 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 m3
- 192 Curacao 0 m3 compare
- 192 Palestine 0 m3 compare
- 192 Syria 0 m3 compare
- 192 East Timor 0 m3 compare
More environment data for Malawi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % 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 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sawnwood — export quantity in Malawi?
- Sawnwood — export quantity in Malawi was 1 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sawnwood — export quantity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 55,570 m3 in 2014.
- What is the lowest sawnwood — export quantity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 m3 in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for sawnwood — export quantity?
- Malawi ranks 191st out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sawnwood — export quantity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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