Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 0.6945 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1968–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.6945 m3 per square kilometre for sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 25.7% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.05 m3 per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0478 m3 per square kilometre, in 1972.
Saudi Arabia ranks 102nd of 196 countries 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 — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.0653 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0.0642 m3 per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0499 m3 per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0576 m3 per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0478 m3 per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0637 m3 per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0582 m3 per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0982 m3 per square kilometre | +68.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3195 m3 per square kilometre | +225.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3534 m3 per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2807 m3 per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3901 m3 per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5214 m3 per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5018 m3 per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5651 m3 per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8126 m3 per square kilometre | +43.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6737 m3 per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4583 m3 per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2943 m3 per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2966 m3 per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2819 m3 per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2791 m3 per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3163 m3 per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3163 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4917 m3 per square kilometre | +55.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5228 m3 per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4493 m3 per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3565 m3 per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3268 m3 per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3257 m3 per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2661 m3 per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2816 m3 per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4926 m3 per square kilometre | +75.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5405 m3 per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6258 m3 per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 0.728 m3 per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8616 m3 per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6508 m3 per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6647 m3 per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8429 m3 per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6637 m3 per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6984 m3 per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9777 m3 per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2011 | 1 m3 per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.04 m3 per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.02 m3 per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.01 m3 per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.05 m3 per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9701 m3 per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7411 m3 per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7294 m3 per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.941 m3 per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2020 | 1.05 m3 per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9334 m3 per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9345 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6945 m3 per square kilometre | -25.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.6945 m3 per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.53 m3 per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.6945 m3 per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.61 m3 per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +225.5% | 0.0982 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3195 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0647 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0642 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0653 m3 per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.1719 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0478 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3901 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4685 m3 per square kilometre | 0.2791 m3 per square kilometre | 0.8126 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3653 m3 per square kilometre | 0.2661 m3 per square kilometre | 0.5228 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6769 m3 per square kilometre | 0.4926 m3 per square kilometre | 0.8616 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9484 m3 per square kilometre | 0.7294 m3 per square kilometre | 1.05 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9025 m3 per square kilometre | 0.6945 m3 per square kilometre | 1.05 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 99 Georgia 0.7638 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 100 Haiti 0.747 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 101 Thailand 0.7253 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 103 Montenegro 0.6563 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 104 Northern Mariana Islands 0.637 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 105 Iceland 0.5954 m3 per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.5766 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.6945 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 m3 per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0478 m3 per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 102nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sawnwood — Import quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sawnwood — Import quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sawnwood — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sawnwood — Import quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.