Sawnwood — Import quantity in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Sawnwood — Import quantity was 27,748 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sawnwood — Import quantity in French Polynesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 27,748 m3 for sawnwood — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sawnwood — import quantity in French Polynesia peaked at 63,341 m3 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8,688 m3, in 2017.
French Polynesia ranks 128th of 254 countries 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 — Import quantity in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,600 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 11,200 m3 | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 11,200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 11,200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 11,200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 31,800 m3 | +183.9% |
| 1967 | 31,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 30,300 m3 | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 30,700 m3 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 27,700 m3 | -9.8% |
| 1971 | 21,900 m3 | -20.9% |
| 1972 | 25,900 m3 | +18.3% |
| 1973 | 27,700 m3 | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 23,000 m3 | -17.0% |
| 1975 | 19,000 m3 | -17.4% |
| 1976 | 14,300 m3 | -24.7% |
| 1977 | 17,200 m3 | +20.3% |
| 1978 | 20,300 m3 | +18.0% |
| 1979 | 31,000 m3 | +52.7% |
| 1980 | 24,000 m3 | -22.6% |
| 1981 | 20,000 m3 | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 32,000 m3 | +60.0% |
| 1983 | 36,600 m3 | +14.4% |
| 1984 | 47,200 m3 | +29.0% |
| 1985 | 35,100 m3 | -25.6% |
| 1986 | 35,100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 35,100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 35,100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 32,643 m3 | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 33,318 m3 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 33,318 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 52,256 m3 | +56.8% |
| 1993 | 33,966 m3 | -35.0% |
| 1994 | 38,146 m3 | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 35,519 m3 | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 33,600 m3 | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 48,729 m3 | +45.0% |
| 1998 | 49,910 m3 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 51,244 m3 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 32,917 m3 | -35.8% |
| 2001 | 36,100 m3 | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 34,442 m3 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 41,493 m3 | +20.5% |
| 2004 | 63,341 m3 | +52.7% |
| 2005 | 39,241 m3 | -38.0% |
| 2006 | 49,835 m3 | +27.0% |
| 2007 | 54,409 m3 | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 43,844 m3 | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 34,721 m3 | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 47,620 m3 | +37.2% |
| 2011 | 55,757 m3 | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 49,737 m3 | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 37,181 m3 | -25.2% |
| 2014 | 37,585 m3 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 18,702 m3 | -50.2% |
| 2016 | 25,935 m3 | +38.7% |
| 2017 | 8,688 m3 | -66.5% |
| 2018 | 22,392 m3 | +157.7% |
| 2019 | 27,677 m3 | +23.6% |
| 2020 | 26,057 m3 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 45,111 m3 | +73.1% |
| 2022 | 37,418 m3 | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 25,092 m3 | -32.9% |
| 2024 | 27,748 m3 | +10.6% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 27,748 m3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 92,908 m3, 30% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 27,748 m3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11,626 m3, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sawnwood — Import quantity in French Polynesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +183.9% | 11,200 m3 | 31,800 m3 |
| 2018 | +157.7% | 8,688 m3 | 22,392 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,111 m3 | 11,200 m3 | 31,800 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 22,800 m3 | 14,300 m3 | 31,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,284 m3 | 20,000 m3 | 47,200 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 41,001 m3 | 33,318 m3 | 52,256 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,034 m3 | 32,917 m3 | 63,341 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,127 m3 | 8,688 m3 | 55,757 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,285 m3 | 25,092 m3 | 45,111 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for French Polynesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.863 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.57 % 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 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sawnwood — import quantity in French Polynesia?
- Sawnwood — import quantity in French Polynesia was 27,748 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sawnwood — import quantity recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 63,341 m3 in 2004.
- What is the lowest sawnwood — import quantity recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,688 m3 in 2017.
- How does French Polynesia rank for sawnwood — import quantity?
- French Polynesia ranks 128th out of 254 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sawnwood — import quantity rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sawnwood — Import 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