Sawnwood — Import quantity in Melanesia
Melanesia: Sawnwood — Import quantity was 26,212 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sawnwood — Import quantity in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sawnwood — import quantity in Melanesia is 26,212 m3, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 17.5% on the previous year and down 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sawnwood — import quantity in Melanesia peaked at 70,025 m3 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,615 m3, in 1997.
Melanesia ranks 130th 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 Melanesia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21,200 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 20,363 m3 | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 15,300 m3 | -24.9% |
| 1964 | 29,800 m3 | +94.8% |
| 1965 | 36,300 m3 | +21.8% |
| 1966 | 17,800 m3 | -51.0% |
| 1967 | 20,700 m3 | +16.3% |
| 1968 | 26,100 m3 | +26.1% |
| 1969 | 21,000 m3 | -19.5% |
| 1970 | 34,500 m3 | +64.3% |
| 1971 | 27,400 m3 | -20.6% |
| 1972 | 31,800 m3 | +16.1% |
| 1973 | 34,000 m3 | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 30,400 m3 | -10.6% |
| 1975 | 26,300 m3 | -13.5% |
| 1976 | 23,000 m3 | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 25,200 m3 | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 20,800 m3 | -17.5% |
| 1979 | 12,000 m3 | -42.3% |
| 1980 | 31,600 m3 | +163.3% |
| 1981 | 29,300 m3 | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 33,300 m3 | +13.7% |
| 1983 | 32,600 m3 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 32,400 m3 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 36,500 m3 | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 16,600 m3 | -54.5% |
| 1987 | 16,300 m3 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 20,519 m3 | +25.9% |
| 1989 | 22,871 m3 | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 22,981 m3 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 23,681 m3 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 22,135 m3 | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 19,383 m3 | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 19,678 m3 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 20,335 m3 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 17,011 m3 | -16.3% |
| 1997 | 2,615 m3 | -84.6% |
| 1998 | 12,346 m3 | +372.1% |
| 1999 | 16,651 m3 | +34.9% |
| 2000 | 21,275 m3 | +27.8% |
| 2001 | 11,300 m3 | -46.9% |
| 2002 | 5,630 m3 | -50.2% |
| 2003 | 15,247 m3 | +170.8% |
| 2004 | 34,938 m3 | +129.1% |
| 2005 | 37,045 m3 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 27,741 m3 | -25.1% |
| 2007 | 26,491 m3 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 35,615 m3 | +34.4% |
| 2009 | 32,653 m3 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 43,331 m3 | +32.7% |
| 2011 | 45,311 m3 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 41,647 m3 | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 48,600 m3 | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 54,152 m3 | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 42,052 m3 | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 70,025 m3 | +66.5% |
| 2017 | 40,143 m3 | -42.7% |
| 2018 | 31,980 m3 | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 27,568 m3 | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 26,903 m3 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 31,515 m3 | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 25,693 m3 | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 22,317 m3 | -13.1% |
| 2024 | 26,212 m3 | +17.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sawnwood — Import quantity in Melanesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +372.1% | 2,615 m3 | 12,346 m3 |
| 2003 | +170.8% | 5,630 m3 | 15,247 m3 |
| 1980 | +163.3% | 12,000 m3 | 31,600 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,174 m3 | 15,300 m3 | 36,300 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 26,540 m3 | 12,000 m3 | 34,500 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,199 m3 | 16,300 m3 | 36,500 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,682 m3 | 2,615 m3 | 23,681 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,794 m3 | 5,630 m3 | 37,045 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,481 m3 | 27,568 m3 | 70,025 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,528 m3 | 22,317 m3 | 31,515 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More environment data for Melanesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 52,995 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,133 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sawnwood — import quantity in Melanesia?
- Sawnwood — import quantity in Melanesia was 26,212 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sawnwood — import quantity recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 70,025 m3 in 2016.
- What is the lowest sawnwood — import quantity recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,615 m3 in 1997.
- How does Melanesia rank for sawnwood — import quantity?
- Melanesia ranks 130th out of 254 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sawnwood — import quantity rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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