Sawnwood — Export quantity in Western Africa

Western Africa: Sawnwood — Export quantity was 435,168 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
435,168 m3
Change on year
down 2.2%
Rank
21st
of 29 groups
All-time high
919,651 m3
in 1994
All-time low
304,028 m3
in 2015
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sawnwood — Export quantity in Western Africa, 1961–2024

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.

Analysis

Western Africa recorded 435,168 m3 for sawnwood — export quantity in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sawnwood — export quantity in Western Africa peaked at 919,651 m3 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 304,028 m3, in 2015.

Western Africa ranks 21st of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Sawnwood — Export quantity in Western Africa, year by year

Annual values for Sawnwood — Export quantity in Western Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year m3 Change
1961 355,600 m3 —
1962 385,800 m3 +8.5%
1963 376,100 m3 -2.5%
1964 435,400 m3 +15.8%
1965 468,100 m3 +7.5%
1966 499,600 m3 +6.7%
1967 473,700 m3 -5.2%
1968 512,100 m3 +8.1%
1969 505,100 m3 -1.4%
1970 523,700 m3 +3.7%
1971 439,600 m3 -16.1%
1972 504,100 m3 +14.7%
1973 634,100 m3 +25.8%
1974 525,600 m3 -17.1%
1975 463,800 m3 -11.8%
1976 507,600 m3 +9.4%
1977 489,300 m3 -3.6%
1978 487,600 m3 -0.3%
1979 493,300 m3 +1.2%
1980 398,300 m3 -19.3%
1981 346,100 m3 -13.1%
1982 368,700 m3 +6.5%
1983 439,900 m3 +19.3%
1984 483,600 m3 +9.9%
1985 563,200 m3 +16.5%
1986 589,006 m3 +4.6%
1987 639,299 m3 +8.5%
1988 654,605 m3 +2.4%
1989 644,224 m3 -1.6%
1990 825,167 m3 +28.1%
1991 700,167 m3 -15.1%
1992 773,231 m3 +10.4%
1993 809,744 m3 +4.7%
1994 919,651 m3 +13.6%
1995 912,051 m3 -0.8%
1996 761,266 m3 -16.5%
1997 820,277 m3 +7.8%
1998 831,447 m3 +1.4%
1999 789,383 m3 -5.1%
2000 769,725 m3 -2.5%
2001 689,992 m3 -10.4%
2002 637,028 m3 -7.7%
2003 452,232 m3 -29.0%
2004 614,987 m3 +36.0%
2005 702,306 m3 +14.2%
2006 632,272 m3 -10.0%
2007 586,428 m3 -7.3%
2008 806,879 m3 +37.6%
2009 409,256 m3 -49.3%
2010 552,477 m3 +35.0%
2011 420,259 m3 -23.9%
2012 404,959 m3 -3.6%
2013 333,907 m3 -17.5%
2014 388,332 m3 +16.3%
2015 304,028 m3 -21.7%
2016 321,011 m3 +5.6%
2017 457,026 m3 +42.4%
2018 411,020 m3 -10.1%
2019 499,157 m3 +21.4%
2020 493,394 m3 -1.2%
2021 426,143 m3 -13.6%
2022 547,401 m3 +28.5%
2023 444,748 m3 -18.8%
2024 435,168 m3 -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 445,722 m3 355,600 m3 512,100 m3 9
1970s 506,870 m3 439,600 m3 634,100 m3 10
1980s 512,693 m3 346,100 m3 654,605 m3 10
1990s 814,238 m3 700,167 m3 919,651 m3 10
2000s 630,110 m3 409,256 m3 806,879 m3 10
2010s 409,218 m3 304,028 m3 552,477 m3 10
2020s 469,371 m3 426,143 m3 547,401 m3 5

Countries ranked near Western Africa

  1. 18 Czechia 1.80 million m3 compare
  2. 19 New Zealand 1.67 million m3 compare
  3. 20 France 1.58 million m3 compare
  4. 21 Gabon 1.18 million m3 compare
  5. 22 Czechoslovakia 1.12 million m3 compare
  6. 23 Lithuania 1.08 million m3 compare
  7. 24 Belgium-Luxembourg 1.05 million m3 compare

See the full ranking of 282 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sawnwood — export quantity in Western Africa?
Sawnwood — export quantity in Western Africa was 435,168 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sawnwood — export quantity recorded in Western Africa?
The highest recorded value was 919,651 m3 in 1994.
What is the lowest sawnwood — export quantity recorded in Western Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 304,028 m3 in 2015.
How does Western Africa rank for sawnwood — export quantity?
Western Africa ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is sawnwood — export quantity rising or falling in Western Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Africa 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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Indicator
Sawnwood — Export quantity
Unit
m3
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
282 places, 12,433 data points, 1961–2024
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