Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 89,015 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Afghanistan, 1972–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood-based panels — import quantity in Afghanistan is 89,015 m3, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 80.9% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Afghanistan peaked at 170,258 m3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13 m3, in 1992.
Afghanistan ranks 102nd of 255 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 — Import quantity in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 52,000 m3 | — |
| 1973 | 58,000 m3 | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 58,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 58,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 52,000 m3 | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 58,000 m3 | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 58,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 58,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 58,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 58,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 58,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 58,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 58,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 18,400 m3 | -68.3% |
| 1986 | 503 m3 | -97.3% |
| 1987 | 986 m3 | +96.0% |
| 1988 | 1,046 m3 | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 322 m3 | -69.2% |
| 1990 | 322 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 322 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13 m3 | -96.0% |
| 1993 | 645 m3 | +4861.5% |
| 1994 | 728 m3 | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 96 m3 | -86.8% |
| 1996 | 173 m3 | +80.2% |
| 1997 | 138 m3 | -20.2% |
| 1998 | 372 m3 | +169.6% |
| 1999 | 1,823 m3 | +390.1% |
| 2000 | 913 m3 | -49.9% |
| 2001 | 913 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,567 m3 | +181.2% |
| 2003 | 14,894 m3 | +480.2% |
| 2004 | 25,280 m3 | +69.7% |
| 2005 | 25,280 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11,842 m3 | -53.2% |
| 2007 | 13,574 m3 | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 26,214 m3 | +93.1% |
| 2009 | 36,143 m3 | +37.9% |
| 2010 | 58,445 m3 | +61.7% |
| 2011 | 78,005 m3 | +33.5% |
| 2012 | 102,591 m3 | +31.5% |
| 2013 | 88,438 m3 | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 138,723 m3 | +56.9% |
| 2015 | 92,337 m3 | -33.4% |
| 2016 | 67,279 m3 | -27.1% |
| 2017 | 114,420 m3 | +70.1% |
| 2018 | 115,376 m3 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 137,925 m3 | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 170,258 m3 | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 153,479 m3 | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 72,258 m3 | -52.9% |
| 2023 | 49,204 m3 | -31.9% |
| 2024 | 89,015 m3 | +80.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 89,015 m3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 12,731 m3, 7.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 89,015 m3 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 270,304 m3, 33% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +4861.5% | 13 m3 | 645 m3 |
| 2003 | +480.2% | 2,567 m3 | 14,894 m3 |
| 1999 | +390.1% | 372 m3 | 1,823 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56,500 m3 | 52,000 m3 | 58,000 m3 | 8 |
| 1980s | 31,126 m3 | 322 m3 | 58,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 463.2 m3 | 13 m3 | 1,823 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,762 m3 | 913 m3 | 36,143 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99,354 m3 | 58,445 m3 | 138,723 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 106,843 m3 | 49,204 m3 | 170,258 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 99 Zimbabwe 94,412 m3 compare
- 100 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 93,543 m3 compare
- 101 Luxembourg 92,955 m3 compare
- 103 Myanmar 87,379 m3 compare
- 104 Jamaica 82,820 m3 compare
- 105 Tajikistan 79,488 m3 compare
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.85 % 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 0.7636 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Afghanistan?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Afghanistan was 89,015 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 170,258 m3 in 2020.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 m3 in 1992.
- How does Afghanistan rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Afghanistan ranks 102nd out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood-based panels — Import 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