Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 5,331 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 5,331 m3 for wood-based panels — export quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.9% on the previous year and down 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in Zimbabwe peaked at 27,300 m3 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 100 m3, in 1961.
Zimbabwe ranks 105th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,600 m3 | +2500.0% |
| 1965 | 4,800 m3 | +84.6% |
| 1966 | 3,000 m3 | -37.5% |
| 1967 | 3,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6,500 m3 | +116.7% |
| 1977 | 4,700 m3 | -27.7% |
| 1978 | 4,800 m3 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 3,800 m3 | -20.8% |
| 1980 | 1,900 m3 | -50.0% |
| 1981 | 1,200 m3 | -36.8% |
| 1982 | 700 m3 | -41.7% |
| 1983 | 2,300 m3 | +228.6% |
| 1984 | 5,300 m3 | +130.4% |
| 1985 | 5,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 800 m3 | -84.9% |
| 1987 | 2,800 m3 | +250.0% |
| 1988 | 2,100 m3 | -25.0% |
| 1989 | 2,100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,500 m3 | -28.6% |
| 1991 | 1,500 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,233 m3 | +48.9% |
| 1993 | 1,493 m3 | -33.1% |
| 1994 | 1,565 m3 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 7,000 m3 | +347.3% |
| 1996 | 13,900 m3 | +98.6% |
| 1997 | 13,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 13,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 27,300 m3 | +96.4% |
| 2000 | 26,400 m3 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 10,000 m3 | -62.1% |
| 2002 | 10,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18,620 m3 | +86.2% |
| 2005 | 18,620 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18,620 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6,212 m3 | -66.6% |
| 2008 | 4,420 m3 | -28.8% |
| 2009 | 3,393 m3 | -23.2% |
| 2010 | 1,623 m3 | -52.2% |
| 2011 | 1,104 m3 | -32.0% |
| 2012 | 4,570 m3 | +313.9% |
| 2013 | 6,751 m3 | +47.7% |
| 2014 | 15,480 m3 | +129.3% |
| 2015 | 13,247 m3 | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 11,540 m3 | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 6,740 m3 | -41.6% |
| 2018 | 9,588 m3 | +42.3% |
| 2019 | 12,380 m3 | +29.1% |
| 2020 | 10,732 m3 | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 9,786 m3 | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 5,999 m3 | -38.7% |
| 2023 | 4,373 m3 | -27.1% |
| 2024 | 5,331 m3 | +21.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 5,331 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,925 m3, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 5,331 m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 234 m3, 22.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +2500.0% | 100 m3 | 2,600 m3 |
| 1995 | +347.3% | 1,565 m3 | 7,000 m3 |
| 2012 | +313.9% | 1,104 m3 | 4,570 m3 |
| 1987 | +250.0% | 800 m3 | 2,800 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,189 m3 | 100 m3 | 4,800 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,780 m3 | 3,000 m3 | 6,500 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,450 m3 | 700 m3 | 5,300 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,429 m3 | 1,493 m3 | 27,300 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,628 m3 | 3,393 m3 | 26,400 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,302 m3 | 1,104 m3 | 15,480 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,244 m3 | 4,373 m3 | 10,732 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.19 % 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 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in Zimbabwe?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in Zimbabwe was 5,331 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 27,300 m3 in 1999.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 m3 in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- Zimbabwe ranks 105th out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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