Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Cameroon
Cameroon: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 19,057 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Cameroon, 1967–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood-based panels — export quantity in Cameroon stood at 19,057 m3.
That represents a change of down 22.8% on the previous year and up 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in Cameroon peaked at 50,000 m3 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 900 m3, in 1967.
That places Cameroon 85th 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 900 m3 | — |
| 1968 | 3,000 m3 | +233.3% |
| 1969 | 4,800 m3 | +60.0% |
| 1970 | 4,300 m3 | -10.4% |
| 1971 | 4,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 8,300 m3 | +93.0% |
| 1975 | 7,500 m3 | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 7,200 m3 | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 7,200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7,200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7,200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 8,200 m3 | +13.9% |
| 1981 | 18,100 m3 | +120.7% |
| 1982 | 12,000 m3 | -33.7% |
| 1983 | 12,200 m3 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 7,500 m3 | -38.5% |
| 1985 | 10,000 m3 | +33.3% |
| 1986 | 10,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 10,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4,000 m3 | -60.0% |
| 1991 | 3,300 m3 | -17.5% |
| 1992 | 3,626 m3 | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 3,268 m3 | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 11,231 m3 | +243.7% |
| 1995 | 4,631 m3 | -58.8% |
| 1996 | 11,831 m3 | +155.5% |
| 1997 | 45,031 m3 | +280.6% |
| 1998 | 41,000 m3 | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 50,000 m3 | +22.0% |
| 2000 | 34,600 m3 | -30.8% |
| 2001 | 21,181 m3 | -38.8% |
| 2002 | 15,134 m3 | -28.5% |
| 2003 | 12,444 m3 | -17.8% |
| 2004 | 18,960 m3 | +52.4% |
| 2005 | 23,000 m3 | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 18,000 m3 | -21.7% |
| 2007 | 22,000 m3 | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 9,122 m3 | -58.5% |
| 2009 | 4,802 m3 | -47.4% |
| 2010 | 9,247 m3 | +92.6% |
| 2011 | 10,432 m3 | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 15,262 m3 | +46.3% |
| 2013 | 14,028 m3 | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 11,219 m3 | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 7,387 m3 | -34.2% |
| 2016 | 5,104 m3 | -30.9% |
| 2017 | 5,922 m3 | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 7,045 m3 | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 12,186 m3 | +73.0% |
| 2020 | 7,532 m3 | -38.2% |
| 2021 | 7,713 m3 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 9,536 m3 | +23.6% |
| 2023 | 24,697 m3 | +159.0% |
| 2024 | 19,057 m3 | -22.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 19,057 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,925 m3, 4.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 19,057 m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 234 m3, 81.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +280.6% | 11,831 m3 | 45,031 m3 |
| 1994 | +243.7% | 3,268 m3 | 11,231 m3 |
| 1968 | +233.3% | 900 m3 | 3,000 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,900 m3 | 900 m3 | 4,800 m3 | 3 |
| 1970s | 6,180 m3 | 4,300 m3 | 8,300 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,800 m3 | 7,500 m3 | 18,100 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,792 m3 | 3,268 m3 | 50,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,924 m3 | 4,802 m3 | 34,600 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,783 m3 | 5,104 m3 | 15,262 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,707 m3 | 7,532 m3 | 24,697 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 82 Serbia and Montenegro 23,000 m3 compare
- 83 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19,526 m3 compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 19,137 m3 compare
- 86 Eswatini 18,955 m3 compare
- 87 Republic of Korea 17,951 m3 compare
- 88 Argentina 17,937 m3 compare
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % 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 0.4385 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in Cameroon?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in Cameroon was 19,057 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 50,000 m3 in 1999.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 900 m3 in 1967.
- How does Cameroon rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- Cameroon ranks 85th out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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