Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Namibia
Namibia: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 873 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood-based panels — export quantity in Namibia is 873 m3, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 194.9% on the previous year and up 502.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in Namibia peaked at 873 m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31 m3, in 2016.
Namibia ranks 130th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85 m3 | — |
| 2001 | 86 m3 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 154 m3 | +79.1% |
| 2003 | 459 m3 | +198.1% |
| 2004 | 572 m3 | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 778 m3 | +36.0% |
| 2006 | 255 m3 | -67.2% |
| 2007 | 182 m3 | -28.6% |
| 2008 | 817 m3 | +348.9% |
| 2009 | 688 m3 | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 222 m3 | -67.7% |
| 2011 | 283 m3 | +27.5% |
| 2012 | 338 m3 | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 270 m3 | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 145 m3 | -46.3% |
| 2015 | 132 m3 | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 31 m3 | -76.5% |
| 2017 | 217 m3 | +600.0% |
| 2018 | 331 m3 | +52.5% |
| 2019 | 142 m3 | -57.1% |
| 2020 | 316 m3 | +122.5% |
| 2021 | 296 m3 | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 76 m3 | -74.3% |
| 2023 | 296 m3 | +289.5% |
| 2024 | 873 m3 | +194.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 873 m3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,925 m3, 22% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 873 m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 234 m3, 3.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +600.0% | 31 m3 | 217 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 407.6 m3 | 85 m3 | 817 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 211.1 m3 | 31 m3 | 338 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 371.4 m3 | 76 m3 | 873 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 127 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,091 m3 compare
- 128 Kyrgyzstan 906 m3 compare
- 129 Guinea 877 m3 compare
- 131 Azerbaijan 779 m3 compare
- 132 Zambia 714 m3 compare
- 133 Montenegro 681 m3 compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in Namibia?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in Namibia was 873 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 873 m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 m3 in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- Namibia ranks 130th out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 502.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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