Wood-based panels — Export quantity, annual growth rate in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Wood-based panels — Export quantity, annual growth rate was -2.1 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity, annual growth rate in Southern Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded -2.1 % change on previous year for wood-based panels — export quantity, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 105.1% on the previous year and down 103.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity, annual growth rate in Southern Africa peaked at 393.48 % change on previous year in 1986 and was at its lowest, -60.14 % change on previous year, in 1996.
That places Southern Africa 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood-based panels — Export quantity, annual growth rate in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 20.78 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 12.86 % change on previous year | -38.1% |
| 1964 | -23.36 % change on previous year | -281.6% |
| 1965 | -17.66 % change on previous year | -24.4% |
| 1966 | 31.15 % change on previous year | -276.4% |
| 1967 | 17.04 % change on previous year | -45.3% |
| 1968 | 3.09 % change on previous year | -81.9% |
| 1969 | 6.56 % change on previous year | +112.5% |
| 1970 | -0.4016 % change on previous year | -106.1% |
| 1971 | 46.37 % change on previous year | -11646.4% |
| 1972 | 13.83 % change on previous year | -70.2% |
| 1973 | -3.92 % change on previous year | -128.4% |
| 1974 | -44.16 % change on previous year | +1026.2% |
| 1975 | -7.97 % change on previous year | -82.0% |
| 1976 | 18.3 % change on previous year | -329.6% |
| 1977 | -10.5 % change on previous year | -157.4% |
| 1978 | -49.07 % change on previous year | +367.5% |
| 1979 | 18.18 % change on previous year | -137.0% |
| 1980 | 33.59 % change on previous year | +84.7% |
| 1981 | -29.75 % change on previous year | -188.6% |
| 1982 | -22.4 % change on previous year | -24.7% |
| 1983 | -7.75 % change on previous year | -65.4% |
| 1984 | -8.78 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 12.13 % change on previous year | -238.2% |
| 1986 | 393.48 % change on previous year | +3142.8% |
| 1987 | 24.88 % change on previous year | -93.7% |
| 1988 | -4.65 % change on previous year | -118.7% |
| 1989 | -47.53 % change on previous year | +921.5% |
| 1990 | -5.94 % change on previous year | -87.5% |
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1992 | -18.23 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | -43.06 % change on previous year | +136.2% |
| 1994 | 68.6 % change on previous year | -259.3% |
| 1995 | -29.69 % change on previous year | -143.3% |
| 1996 | -60.14 % change on previous year | +102.5% |
| 1997 | -5.85 % change on previous year | -90.3% |
| 1998 | 31.68 % change on previous year | -641.7% |
| 1999 | 13.21 % change on previous year | -58.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3542 % change on previous year | -97.3% |
| 2001 | 230.44 % change on previous year | +64964.8% |
| 2002 | 3.98 % change on previous year | -98.3% |
| 2003 | -17.68 % change on previous year | -544.2% |
| 2004 | 13.39 % change on previous year | -175.7% |
| 2005 | 7.49 % change on previous year | -44.1% |
| 2006 | -38.54 % change on previous year | -614.6% |
| 2007 | -30.46 % change on previous year | -21.0% |
| 2008 | 7.47 % change on previous year | -124.5% |
| 2009 | 105.69 % change on previous year | +1314.6% |
| 2010 | -10.29 % change on previous year | -109.7% |
| 2011 | 41.7 % change on previous year | -505.2% |
| 2012 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -93.2% |
| 2013 | -6.29 % change on previous year | -323.1% |
| 2014 | 70.01 % change on previous year | -1213.0% |
| 2015 | 27.39 % change on previous year | -60.9% |
| 2016 | 4.96 % change on previous year | -81.9% |
| 2017 | 19.75 % change on previous year | +298.4% |
| 2018 | 7.57 % change on previous year | -61.7% |
| 2019 | 10.38 % change on previous year | +37.2% |
| 2020 | -7.91 % change on previous year | -176.2% |
| 2021 | -6.77 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 2022 | -3.33 % change on previous year | -50.8% |
| 2023 | 41.06 % change on previous year | -1332.2% |
| 2024 | -2.1 % change on previous year | -105.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity, annual growth rate in Southern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +64964.8% | 0.3542 % change on previous year | 230.44 % change on previous year |
| 1971 | +11646.4% | -0.4016 % change on previous year | 46.37 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | +3142.8% | 12.13 % change on previous year | 393.48 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +1332.2% | -3.33 % change on previous year | 41.06 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +1314.6% | 7.47 % change on previous year | 105.69 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | +1213.0% | -6.29 % change on previous year | 70.01 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.31 % change on previous year | -23.36 % change on previous year | 31.15 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -1.93 % change on previous year | -49.07 % change on previous year | 46.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.32 % change on previous year | -47.53 % change on previous year | 393.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -4.94 % change on previous year | -60.14 % change on previous year | 68.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.21 % change on previous year | -38.54 % change on previous year | 230.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8 % change on previous year | -10.29 % change on previous year | 70.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.19 % change on previous year | -7.91 % change on previous year | 41.06 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 24 Saint Lucia 54.29 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Trinidad and Tobago 53.49 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Australia 49.11 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Uzbekistan 44.67 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Paraguay 42.59 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Georgia 39.8 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 86,901 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity, annual growth rate in Southern Africa?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity, annual growth rate in Southern Africa was -2.1 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 393.48 % change on previous year in 1986.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -60.14 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Southern Africa rank for wood-based panels — export quantity, annual growth rate?
- Southern Africa ranks 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity, annual growth rate rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 103.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood-based panels — Export quantity, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Wood-based panels — Export quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Wood-based panels — Export quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Wood-based panels — Export quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.