Sawnwood — Import quantity in Malaysia
Malaysia: Sawnwood — Import quantity was 449,313 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sawnwood — Import quantity in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sawnwood — import quantity in Malaysia is 449,313 m3, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sawnwood — import quantity in Malaysia peaked at 1.22 million m3 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 18,300 m3, in 1988.
Malaysia ranks 48th of 254 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sawnwood — Import quantity in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24,000 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 28,000 m3 | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 37,000 m3 | +32.1% |
| 1964 | 22,000 m3 | -40.5% |
| 1965 | 34,000 m3 | +54.5% |
| 1966 | 18,500 m3 | -45.6% |
| 1967 | 24,800 m3 | +34.1% |
| 1968 | 29,800 m3 | +20.2% |
| 1969 | 19,400 m3 | -34.9% |
| 1970 | 33,200 m3 | +71.1% |
| 1971 | 29,600 m3 | -10.8% |
| 1972 | 61,400 m3 | +107.4% |
| 1973 | 75,900 m3 | +23.6% |
| 1974 | 96,400 m3 | +27.0% |
| 1975 | 112,600 m3 | +16.8% |
| 1976 | 157,500 m3 | +39.9% |
| 1977 | 164,200 m3 | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 160,900 m3 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 220,400 m3 | +37.0% |
| 1980 | 212,500 m3 | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 89,900 m3 | -57.7% |
| 1982 | 84,400 m3 | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 84,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 84,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 84,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 31,600 m3 | -62.6% |
| 1987 | 27,800 m3 | -12.0% |
| 1988 | 18,300 m3 | -34.2% |
| 1989 | 31,700 m3 | +73.2% |
| 1990 | 31,700 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 79,500 m3 | +150.8% |
| 1992 | 115,370 m3 | +45.1% |
| 1993 | 34,637 m3 | -70.0% |
| 1994 | 328,400 m3 | +848.1% |
| 1995 | 408,600 m3 | +24.4% |
| 1996 | 341,900 m3 | -16.3% |
| 1997 | 237,300 m3 | -30.6% |
| 1998 | 462,000 m3 | +94.7% |
| 1999 | 411,000 m3 | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 487,500 m3 | +18.6% |
| 2001 | 610,000 m3 | +25.1% |
| 2002 | 700,000 m3 | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 851,994 m3 | +21.7% |
| 2004 | 1.22 million m3 | +43.7% |
| 2005 | 1.14 million m3 | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 1.06 million m3 | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 764,507 m3 | -27.5% |
| 2008 | 469,441 m3 | -38.6% |
| 2009 | 797,556 m3 | +69.9% |
| 2010 | 701,230 m3 | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 356,193 m3 | -49.2% |
| 2012 | 378,007 m3 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 338,136 m3 | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 310,355 m3 | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 320,552 m3 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 305,443 m3 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 347,765 m3 | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 382,680 m3 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 536,039 m3 | +40.1% |
| 2020 | 381,955 m3 | -28.7% |
| 2021 | 440,674 m3 | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 428,862 m3 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 445,000 m3 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 449,313 m3 | +1.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 449,313 m3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 54,999 m3, 8.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 449,313 m3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11,626 m3, 38.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sawnwood — Import quantity in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +848.1% | 34,637 m3 | 328,400 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,389 m3 | 18,500 m3 | 37,000 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 111,210 m3 | 29,600 m3 | 220,400 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 74,940 m3 | 18,300 m3 | 212,500 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 245,041 m3 | 31,700 m3 | 462,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 810,518 m3 | 469,441 m3 | 1.22 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 397,640 m3 | 305,443 m3 | 701,230 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 429,161 m3 | 381,955 m3 | 449,313 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More environment data for Malaysia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.33 % 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 0.9114 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sawnwood — import quantity in Malaysia?
- Sawnwood — import quantity in Malaysia was 449,313 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sawnwood — import quantity recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million m3 in 2004.
- What is the lowest sawnwood — import quantity recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,300 m3 in 1988.
- How does Malaysia rank for sawnwood — import quantity?
- Malaysia ranks 48th out of 254 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sawnwood — import quantity rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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