Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Congo
Congo: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 489 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Congo, 1979–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Congo recorded 489 m3 for wood-based panels — export quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 282.0% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in Congo peaked at 4,000 m3 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1 m3, in 2020.
That places Congo 141st 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 100 m3 | — |
| 1980 | 200 m3 | +100.0% |
| 1981 | 400 m3 | +100.0% |
| 1982 | 100 m3 | -75.0% |
| 1983 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2 m3 | -98.0% |
| 1993 | 412 m3 | +20500.0% |
| 1994 | 588 m3 | +42.7% |
| 1995 | 2,000 m3 | +240.1% |
| 1996 | 2,200 m3 | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 2,500 m3 | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 2,800 m3 | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 2,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,000 m3 | -64.3% |
| 2001 | 1,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4,000 m3 | +300.0% |
| 2003 | 3,063 m3 | -23.4% |
| 2004 | 761 m3 | -75.2% |
| 2005 | 2,059 m3 | +170.6% |
| 2006 | 3,000 m3 | +45.7% |
| 2007 | 1,800 m3 | -40.0% |
| 2008 | 1,964 m3 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 215 m3 | -89.1% |
| 2010 | 267 m3 | +24.2% |
| 2011 | 1,785 m3 | +568.5% |
| 2012 | 2,390 m3 | +33.9% |
| 2013 | 638 m3 | -73.3% |
| 2014 | 538 m3 | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 166 m3 | -69.1% |
| 2016 | 75 m3 | -54.8% |
| 2017 | 79 m3 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 149 m3 | +88.6% |
| 2019 | 176 m3 | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 1 m3 | -99.4% |
| 2021 | 83 m3 | +8200.0% |
| 2022 | 39 m3 | -53.0% |
| 2023 | 128 m3 | +228.2% |
| 2024 | 489 m3 | +282.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 489 m3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,925 m3, 12% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Congo's 489 m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 234 m3, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +20500.0% | 2 m3 | 412 m3 |
| 2021 | +8200.0% | 1 m3 | 83 m3 |
| 2011 | +568.5% | 267 m3 | 1,785 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100 m3 | 100 m3 | 100 m3 | 1 |
| 1980s | 140 m3 | 100 m3 | 400 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,350 m3 | 2 m3 | 2,800 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,886 m3 | 215 m3 | 4,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 626.3 m3 | 75 m3 | 2,390 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 148 m3 | 1 m3 | 489 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More environment data for Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % 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 -0.4756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in Congo?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in Congo was 489 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 4,000 m3 in 2002.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 m3 in 2020.
- How does Congo rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- Congo ranks 141st out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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