South Africa — Plywood — Import Quantity by country

The database contains data on the bilateral trade flows in roundwood, primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world. The main types of primary forest products included in are: roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed...

Countries reporting
32
Highest
19,746 m3
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Lowest
1 m3
Canada
Median
30.5 m3
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
400

What the numbers show

South Africa — Plywood — Import Quantity is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 19,746 m3 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the lowest is 1 m3 in Canada.

The median across all reporting countries is 30.5 m3, and the mean is 868.5 m3.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19,746.

Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (up 25,544.2%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) (down 99.9%).

South Africa — Plywood — Import Quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 19,746 m3 2018 up 25,544.2% volatile
2 Belgium 4,247 m3 2018 up 2,195.7% volatile
3 Zimbabwe 1,693 m3 2018 up 1,512.4% volatile
4 Zambia 567 m3 2018 up 503.2% volatile
5 Mozambique 396 m3 2018 down 37.9% volatile
6 Malawi 247 m3 2018 up 162.8% volatile
7 Germany 149 m3 2018 up 3,625.0% volatile
8 Kenya 143 m3 2018 up 28.8% volatile
9 New Zealand 101 m3 2018 up 818.2% volatile
10 Italy 83 m3 2018 up 124.3% volatile
11 Mauritius 53 m3 2018 down 41.1% volatile
12 Uganda 49 m3 2018 up 133.3% volatile
12 Ghana 49 m3 2018 up 1,125.0% volatile
12 Ireland 49 m3 2018 down 3.9% volatile
15 Australia 39 m3 2018 up 254.5% volatile
16 India 35 m3 2018 up 337.5% volatile
17 United Arab Emirates 26 m3 2018 up 333.3% volatile
18 France 23 m3 2018 up 64.3% volatile
19 China 21 m3 2018 up 10.5% volatile
20 Rwanda 17 m3 2018 up 750.0% volatile
21 Angola 15 m3 2018 down 92.4% volatile
22 Malaysia 11 m3 2009 up 10.0% volatile
23 Saudi Arabia 6 m3 2007 down 68.4% volatile
23 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6 m3 2018 down 94.9% volatile
25 United Republic of Tanzania 5 m3 2018 down 28.6% volatile
25 Spain 5 m3 2018 down 99.6% volatile
27 Madagascar 3 m3 2018 down 76.9% volatile
28 Nigeria 2 m3 2016 down 66.7% volatile
28 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2 m3 2012 down 99.9% volatile
28 Congo 2 m3 2018 down 91.7% volatile
31 Singapore 1 m3 2018 down 98.2% volatile
31 Canada 1 m3 2014 down 75.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
South Africa — Plywood — Import Quantity
Unit
m3
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
33 places, 400 data points, 1997–2018
Last refreshed

The database contains data on the bilateral trade flows in roundwood, primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world. The main types of primary forest products included in are: roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further. The definitions are available. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/forestry/statistics/80572/en/