Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 1,204 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Sierra Leone, 1994–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood-based panels — export quantity in Sierra Leone is 1,204 m3, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 530.4% on the previous year and up 798.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in Sierra Leone peaked at 1,204 m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 m3, in 1994.
That places Sierra Leone 123rd 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0 m3 | — |
| 1995 | 48 m3 | — |
| 1996 | 148 m3 | +208.3% |
| 1997 | 119 m3 | -19.6% |
| 1998 | 90 m3 | -24.4% |
| 1999 | 90 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 140 m3 | +55.6% |
| 2001 | 140 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 107 m3 | -23.6% |
| 2003 | 446 m3 | +316.8% |
| 2004 | 274 m3 | -38.6% |
| 2005 | 274 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 383 m3 | +39.8% |
| 2007 | 283 m3 | -26.1% |
| 2008 | 283 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 263 m3 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 264 m3 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 264 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 148 m3 | -43.9% |
| 2013 | 131 m3 | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 134 m3 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 107 m3 | -20.1% |
| 2016 | 111 m3 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 202 m3 | +82.0% |
| 2018 | 165 m3 | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 168 m3 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 183 m3 | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 191 m3 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 191 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 191 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,204 m3 | +530.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 1,204 m3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 70 m3, 17.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 1,204 m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 234 m3, 5.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +530.4% | 191 m3 | 1,204 m3 |
| 2003 | +316.8% | 107 m3 | 446 m3 |
| 1996 | +208.3% | 48 m3 | 148 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.5 m3 | 0 m3 | 148 m3 | 6 |
| 2000s | 259.3 m3 | 107 m3 | 446 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 169.4 m3 | 107 m3 | 264 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 392 m3 | 183 m3 | 1,204 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 120 North Macedonia 2,193 m3 compare
- 121 Afghanistan 1,899 m3 compare
- 122 China, Hong Kong SAR 1,406 m3 compare
- 124 Jordan 1,199 m3 compare
- 125 Djibouti 1,197 m3 compare
- 126 Senegal 1,159 m3 compare
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % 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 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in Sierra Leone?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in Sierra Leone was 1,204 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1,204 m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 m3 in 1994.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- Sierra Leone ranks 123rd out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 798.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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