Sawnwood — Import quantity in Palau
Palau: Sawnwood — Import quantity was 2,515 m3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sawnwood — Import quantity in Palau, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sawnwood — import quantity in Palau is 2,515 m3, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 42.9% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sawnwood — import quantity in Palau peaked at 4,000 m3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 920 m3, in 2010.
Palau ranks 192nd of 254 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Sawnwood — Import quantity in Palau, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,882 m3 | — |
| 1993 | 3,302 m3 | +14.6% |
| 1994 | 2,979 m3 | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 2,979 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,979 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,979 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,979 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,979 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,979 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,979 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,979 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,979 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,979 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,979 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,979 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,979 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,979 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,979 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 920 m3 | -69.1% |
| 2011 | 2,310 m3 | +151.1% |
| 2012 | 1,454 m3 | -37.1% |
| 2013 | 2,284 m3 | +57.1% |
| 2014 | 4,000 m3 | +75.1% |
| 2015 | 1,747 m3 | -56.3% |
| 2016 | 2,141 m3 | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 1,125 m3 | -47.5% |
| 2018 | 3,360 m3 | +198.7% |
| 2019 | 2,639 m3 | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 2,529 m3 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 3,328 m3 | +31.6% |
| 2022 | 2,363 m3 | -29.0% |
| 2023 | 1,760 m3 | -25.5% |
| 2024 | 2,515 m3 | +42.9% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 2,515 m3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 92,908 m3, 3% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Palau's 2,515 m3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11,626 m3, 22% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sawnwood — Import quantity in Palau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +198.7% | 1,125 m3 | 3,360 m3 |
| 2011 | +151.1% | 920 m3 | 2,310 m3 |
| 2014 | +75.1% | 2,284 m3 | 4,000 m3 |
| 2010 | -69.1% | 2,979 m3 | 920 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,007 m3 | 2,882 m3 | 3,302 m3 | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,979 m3 | 2,979 m3 | 2,979 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,198 m3 | 920 m3 | 4,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,499 m3 | 1,760 m3 | 3,328 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More environment data for Palau
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 14.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 5 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 6.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.51 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sawnwood — import quantity in Palau?
- Sawnwood — import quantity in Palau was 2,515 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sawnwood — import quantity recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 4,000 m3 in 2014.
- What is the lowest sawnwood — import quantity recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 920 m3 in 2010.
- How does Palau rank for sawnwood — import quantity?
- Palau ranks 192nd out of 254 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sawnwood — import quantity rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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