Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Malawi
Malawi: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 13,229 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Malawi, 1981–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood-based panels — export quantity in Malawi is 13,229 m3, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 57.3% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in Malawi peaked at 36,718 m3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 m3, in 1987.
That places Malawi 93rd 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1,600 m3 | — |
| 1982 | 1,600 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,600 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,600 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,600 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,600 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0 m3 | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0 m3 | — |
| 1989 | 0 m3 | — |
| 1990 | 11 m3 | — |
| 1991 | 11 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7,708 m3 | +69972.7% |
| 1993 | 7,712 m3 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 4 m3 | -99.9% |
| 1995 | 6,457 m3 | +161325.0% |
| 1996 | 6,457 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,457 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6,457 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,208 m3 | -81.3% |
| 2000 | 1,208 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,208 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 199 m3 | -83.5% |
| 2003 | 93 m3 | -53.3% |
| 2004 | 5,212 m3 | +5504.3% |
| 2005 | 5,212 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,609 m3 | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 10,368 m3 | +84.8% |
| 2008 | 15,983 m3 | +54.2% |
| 2009 | 5,668 m3 | -64.5% |
| 2010 | 11,155 m3 | +96.8% |
| 2011 | 12,117 m3 | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 19,388 m3 | +60.0% |
| 2013 | 24,631 m3 | +27.0% |
| 2014 | 22,099 m3 | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 19,912 m3 | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 23,116 m3 | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 28,106 m3 | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 23,286 m3 | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 11,703 m3 | -49.7% |
| 2020 | 14,125 m3 | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 16,883 m3 | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 36,718 m3 | +117.5% |
| 2023 | 30,959 m3 | -15.7% |
| 2024 | 13,229 m3 | -57.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 13,229 m3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 70 m3, 189.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 13,229 m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 234 m3, 56.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +161325.0% | 4 m3 | 6,457 m3 |
| 1992 | +69972.7% | 11 m3 | 7,708 m3 |
| 2004 | +5504.3% | 93 m3 | 5,212 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,067 m3 | 0 m3 | 1,600 m3 | 9 |
| 1990s | 4,248 m3 | 4 m3 | 7,712 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,076 m3 | 93 m3 | 15,983 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,551 m3 | 11,155 m3 | 28,106 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,383 m3 | 13,229 m3 | 36,718 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Malawi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % 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 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in Malawi?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in Malawi was 13,229 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 36,718 m3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 m3 in 1987.
- How does Malawi rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- Malawi ranks 93rd out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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