Sawnwood — Import quantity in Jamaica
Jamaica: Sawnwood — Import quantity was 155,496 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sawnwood — Import quantity in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 155,496 m3 for sawnwood — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sawnwood — import quantity in Jamaica peaked at 358,700 m3 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 19,800 m3, in 1990.
Jamaica ranks 75th 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 60,100 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 49,800 m3 | -17.1% |
| 1963 | 60,800 m3 | +22.1% |
| 1964 | 74,500 m3 | +22.5% |
| 1965 | 90,500 m3 | +21.5% |
| 1966 | 79,300 m3 | -12.4% |
| 1967 | 86,900 m3 | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 81,900 m3 | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 92,300 m3 | +12.7% |
| 1970 | 78,700 m3 | -14.7% |
| 1971 | 95,300 m3 | +21.1% |
| 1972 | 122,600 m3 | +28.6% |
| 1973 | 122,600 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 122,600 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 122,600 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 98,400 m3 | -19.7% |
| 1977 | 83,300 m3 | -15.3% |
| 1978 | 45,700 m3 | -45.1% |
| 1979 | 44,400 m3 | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 33,500 m3 | -24.5% |
| 1981 | 70,500 m3 | +110.4% |
| 1982 | 98,000 m3 | +39.0% |
| 1983 | 73,800 m3 | -24.7% |
| 1984 | 58,000 m3 | -21.4% |
| 1985 | 41,600 m3 | -28.3% |
| 1986 | 43,500 m3 | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 71,200 m3 | +63.7% |
| 1988 | 94,800 m3 | +33.1% |
| 1989 | 49,100 m3 | -48.2% |
| 1990 | 19,800 m3 | -59.7% |
| 1991 | 95,000 m3 | +379.8% |
| 1992 | 95,372 m3 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 358,700 m3 | +276.1% |
| 1994 | 237,463 m3 | -33.8% |
| 1995 | 117,932 m3 | -50.3% |
| 1996 | 105,271 m3 | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 107,961 m3 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 95,980 m3 | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 94,517 m3 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 102,693 m3 | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 97,300 m3 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 119,766 m3 | +23.1% |
| 2003 | 95,122 m3 | -20.6% |
| 2004 | 115,389 m3 | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 111,000 m3 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 121,000 m3 | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 126,000 m3 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 103,912 m3 | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 86,312 m3 | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 112,889 m3 | +30.8% |
| 2011 | 118,368 m3 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 96,084 m3 | -18.8% |
| 2013 | 119,568 m3 | +24.4% |
| 2014 | 118,634 m3 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 95,948 m3 | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 134,178 m3 | +39.8% |
| 2017 | 143,755 m3 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 54,976 m3 | -61.8% |
| 2019 | 140,472 m3 | +155.5% |
| 2020 | 156,989 m3 | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 132,985 m3 | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 125,669 m3 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 161,307 m3 | +28.4% |
| 2024 | 155,496 m3 | -3.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 155,496 m3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 54,999 m3, 2.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 155,496 m3 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18,000 m3, 8.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sawnwood — Import quantity in Jamaica 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 | +379.8% | 19,800 m3 | 95,000 m3 |
| 1993 | +276.1% | 95,372 m3 | 358,700 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75,122 m3 | 49,800 m3 | 92,300 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 93,620 m3 | 44,400 m3 | 122,600 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 63,400 m3 | 33,500 m3 | 98,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 132,800 m3 | 19,800 m3 | 358,700 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 107,849 m3 | 86,312 m3 | 126,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 113,487 m3 | 54,976 m3 | 143,755 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 146,489 m3 | 125,669 m3 | 161,307 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sawnwood — import quantity in Jamaica?
- Sawnwood — import quantity in Jamaica was 155,496 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sawnwood — import quantity recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 358,700 m3 in 1993.
- What is the lowest sawnwood — import quantity recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,800 m3 in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for sawnwood — import quantity?
- Jamaica ranks 75th out of 254 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sawnwood — import quantity rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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