Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Botswana
Botswana: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 52 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Botswana, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood-based panels — export quantity in Botswana is 52 m3, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 41.6% on the previous year and up 108.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in Botswana peaked at 711 m3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10 m3, in 2011.
That places Botswana 182nd out of 253 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Botswana, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 23 m3 | — |
| 2010 | 27 m3 | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 10 m3 | -63.0% |
| 2012 | 185 m3 | +1750.0% |
| 2013 | 18 m3 | -90.3% |
| 2014 | 25 m3 | +38.9% |
| 2015 | 57 m3 | +128.0% |
| 2016 | 42 m3 | -26.3% |
| 2017 | 71 m3 | +69.0% |
| 2018 | 202 m3 | +184.5% |
| 2019 | 21 m3 | -89.6% |
| 2020 | 711 m3 | +3285.7% |
| 2021 | 53 m3 | -92.5% |
| 2022 | 78 m3 | +47.2% |
| 2023 | 89 m3 | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 52 m3 | -41.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 52 m3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,490 m3, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 52 m3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 234 m3, 22% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Botswana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +3285.7% | 21 m3 | 711 m3 |
| 2012 | +1750.0% | 10 m3 | 185 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23 m3 | 23 m3 | 23 m3 | 1 |
| 2010s | 65.8 m3 | 10 m3 | 202 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 196.6 m3 | 52 m3 | 711 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 179 Suriname 59 m3 compare
- 180 Saint Lucia 54 m3 compare
- 181 Andorra 53 m3 compare
- 183 Democratic Republic of the Congo 51 m3 compare
- 184 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 50 m3 compare
- 185 Mozambique 48 m3 compare
More environment data for Botswana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.05 % 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 0.3323 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in Botswana?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in Botswana was 52 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 711 m3 in 2020.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 m3 in 2011.
- How does Botswana rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- Botswana ranks 182nd out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood-based panels — Export 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