Wood-based panels — Export value in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Wood-based panels — Export value was 474 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export value in Sierra Leone, 1994–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
In 2024, wood-based panels — export value in Sierra Leone stood at 474 1000 USD. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 492.5% on the previous year and up 415.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export value in Sierra Leone peaked at 474 1000 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD, in 1994.
Sierra Leone ranks 129th 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 value in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0 1000 USD | — |
| 1995 | 8 1000 USD | — |
| 1996 | 65 1000 USD | +712.5% |
| 1997 | 54 1000 USD | -16.9% |
| 1998 | 36 1000 USD | -33.3% |
| 1999 | 36 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 62 1000 USD | +72.2% |
| 2001 | 62 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 47 1000 USD | -24.2% |
| 2003 | 79 1000 USD | +68.1% |
| 2004 | 72 1000 USD | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 72 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 195 1000 USD | +170.8% |
| 2007 | 118 1000 USD | -39.5% |
| 2008 | 118 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 107 1000 USD | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 109 1000 USD | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 109 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 72 1000 USD | -33.9% |
| 2013 | 90 1000 USD | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 92 1000 USD | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 43 1000 USD | -53.3% |
| 2016 | 56 1000 USD | +30.2% |
| 2017 | 105 1000 USD | +87.5% |
| 2018 | 68 1000 USD | -35.2% |
| 2019 | 94 1000 USD | +38.2% |
| 2020 | 105 1000 USD | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 92 1000 USD | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 197 1000 USD | +114.1% |
| 2023 | 80 1000 USD | -59.4% |
| 2024 | 474 1000 USD | +492.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 474 1000 USD is above the median for low income countries, which is 18 1000 USD, 26.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 474 1000 USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 104 1000 USD, 4.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export value 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +712.5% | 8 1000 USD | 65 1000 USD |
| 2024 | +492.5% | 80 1000 USD | 474 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.17 1000 USD | 0 1000 USD | 65 1000 USD | 6 |
| 2000s | 93.2 1000 USD | 47 1000 USD | 195 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.8 1000 USD | 43 1000 USD | 109 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 189.6 1000 USD | 80 1000 USD | 474 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 value in Sierra Leone?
- Wood-based panels — export value in Sierra Leone was 474 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export value recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 474 1000 USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export value recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD in 1994.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for wood-based panels — export value?
- Sierra Leone ranks 129th out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export value rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 415.2%. 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 value. 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