Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Gabon
Gabon: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 83,895 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood-based panels — export quantity in Gabon is 83,895 m3, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 33.1% on the previous year and up 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in Gabon peaked at 130,125 m3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11,300 m3, in 1979.
Gabon ranks 65th of 253 countries on this measure, 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 53,900 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 58,300 m3 | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 59,400 m3 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 55,700 m3 | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 51,200 m3 | -8.1% |
| 1966 | 51,300 m3 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 53,600 m3 | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 59,900 m3 | +11.8% |
| 1969 | 65,800 m3 | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 60,800 m3 | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 40,800 m3 | -32.9% |
| 1972 | 52,200 m3 | +27.9% |
| 1973 | 41,100 m3 | -21.3% |
| 1974 | 39,000 m3 | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 51,300 m3 | +31.5% |
| 1976 | 25,800 m3 | -49.7% |
| 1977 | 39,300 m3 | +52.3% |
| 1978 | 39,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 11,300 m3 | -71.2% |
| 1980 | 41,700 m3 | +269.0% |
| 1981 | 39,000 m3 | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 36,000 m3 | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 44,000 m3 | +22.2% |
| 1984 | 53,500 m3 | +21.6% |
| 1985 | 46,200 m3 | -13.6% |
| 1986 | 89,200 m3 | +93.1% |
| 1987 | 112,400 m3 | +26.0% |
| 1988 | 124,000 m3 | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 101,000 m3 | -18.5% |
| 1990 | 80,000 m3 | -20.8% |
| 1991 | 80,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14,366 m3 | -82.0% |
| 1993 | 13,040 m3 | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 14,224 m3 | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 16,600 m3 | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 21,600 m3 | +30.1% |
| 1997 | 25,000 m3 | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 57,300 m3 | +129.2% |
| 1999 | 56,000 m3 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 78,000 m3 | +39.3% |
| 2001 | 57,000 m3 | -26.9% |
| 2002 | 27,452 m3 | -51.8% |
| 2003 | 25,973 m3 | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 22,831 m3 | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 28,238 m3 | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 36,815 m3 | +30.4% |
| 2007 | 45,310 m3 | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 47,197 m3 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 51,044 m3 | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 54,863 m3 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 46,085 m3 | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 40,727 m3 | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 50,762 m3 | +24.6% |
| 2014 | 47,886 m3 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 38,907 m3 | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 47,154 m3 | +21.2% |
| 2017 | 32,908 m3 | -30.2% |
| 2018 | 30,268 m3 | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 29,824 m3 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 25,941 m3 | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 52,846 m3 | +103.7% |
| 2022 | 130,125 m3 | +146.2% |
| 2023 | 125,447 m3 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 83,895 m3 | -33.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 83,895 m3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,490 m3, 24.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 83,895 m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 234 m3, 358.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +269.0% | 11,300 m3 | 41,700 m3 |
| 2022 | +146.2% | 52,846 m3 | 130,125 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56,567 m3 | 51,200 m3 | 65,800 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 40,090 m3 | 11,300 m3 | 60,800 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68,700 m3 | 36,000 m3 | 124,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,813 m3 | 13,040 m3 | 80,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,986 m3 | 22,831 m3 | 78,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,938 m3 | 29,824 m3 | 54,863 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83,651 m3 | 25,941 m3 | 130,125 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % 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 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in Gabon?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in Gabon was 83,895 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 130,125 m3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,300 m3 in 1979.
- How does Gabon rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- Gabon ranks 65th out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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