Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 12,742 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 12,742 m3 for wood-based panels — export quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 18.7% on the previous year and up 371.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in Papua New Guinea peaked at 15,700 m3 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 8 m3, in 1992.
Papua New Guinea ranks 95th 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,700 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 11,700 m3 | +20.6% |
| 1963 | 7,600 m3 | -35.0% |
| 1964 | 9,200 m3 | +21.1% |
| 1965 | 9,600 m3 | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 7,900 m3 | -17.7% |
| 1967 | 9,500 m3 | +20.3% |
| 1968 | 10,700 m3 | +12.6% |
| 1969 | 10,500 m3 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 11,900 m3 | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 11,800 m3 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 9,100 m3 | -22.9% |
| 1973 | 13,000 m3 | +42.9% |
| 1974 | 15,700 m3 | +20.8% |
| 1975 | 12,400 m3 | -21.0% |
| 1976 | 10,700 m3 | -13.7% |
| 1977 | 5,500 m3 | -48.6% |
| 1978 | 6,300 m3 | +14.5% |
| 1979 | 6,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7,800 m3 | +23.8% |
| 1982 | 6,300 m3 | -19.2% |
| 1983 | 5,000 m3 | -20.6% |
| 1984 | 5,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,100 m3 | -78.0% |
| 1986 | 200 m3 | -81.8% |
| 1987 | 200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8 m3 | -96.0% |
| 1993 | 26 m3 | +225.0% |
| 1994 | 14 m3 | -46.2% |
| 1995 | 14 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 200 m3 | +1328.6% |
| 1997 | 200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,800 m3 | +1300.0% |
| 1999 | 7,000 m3 | +150.0% |
| 2000 | 7,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,000 m3 | -57.1% |
| 2002 | 2,150 m3 | -28.3% |
| 2003 | 3,085 m3 | +43.5% |
| 2004 | 4,261 m3 | +38.1% |
| 2005 | 4,152 m3 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 4,746 m3 | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 5,944 m3 | +25.2% |
| 2008 | 6,605 m3 | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 9,880 m3 | +49.6% |
| 2010 | 10,037 m3 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 13,464 m3 | +34.1% |
| 2012 | 8,929 m3 | -33.7% |
| 2013 | 2,249 m3 | -74.8% |
| 2014 | 2,700 m3 | +20.1% |
| 2015 | 6,627 m3 | +145.4% |
| 2016 | 8,492 m3 | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 10,311 m3 | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 11,638 m3 | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 14,487 m3 | +24.5% |
| 2020 | 7,981 m3 | -44.9% |
| 2021 | 7,838 m3 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 9,836 m3 | +25.5% |
| 2023 | 10,733 m3 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 12,742 m3 | +18.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 12,742 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,925 m3, 3.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 12,742 m3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 513 m3, 24.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +1328.6% | 14 m3 | 200 m3 |
| 1998 | +1300.0% | 200 m3 | 2,800 m3 |
| 1993 | +225.0% | 8 m3 | 26 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,600 m3 | 7,600 m3 | 11,700 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,270 m3 | 5,500 m3 | 15,700 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,230 m3 | 200 m3 | 7,800 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,066 m3 | 8 m3 | 7,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,082 m3 | 2,150 m3 | 9,880 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,893 m3 | 2,249 m3 | 14,487 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,826 m3 | 7,838 m3 | 12,742 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9266 % 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 0.6032 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in Papua New Guinea?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in Papua New Guinea was 12,742 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 15,700 m3 in 1974.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 m3 in 1992.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 95th out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 371.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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