Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Botswana
Botswana: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 24,087 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Botswana, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood-based panels — import quantity in Botswana is 24,087 m3, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 29.0% on the previous year and up 103.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Botswana peaked at 33,914 m3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,165 m3, in 2018.
That places Botswana 146th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Botswana, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 13,395 m3 | — |
| 2010 | 26,087 m3 | +94.8% |
| 2011 | 23,515 m3 | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 13,050 m3 | -44.5% |
| 2013 | 14,701 m3 | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 11,848 m3 | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 7,950 m3 | -32.9% |
| 2016 | 12,214 m3 | +53.6% |
| 2017 | 7,450 m3 | -39.0% |
| 2018 | 5,165 m3 | -30.7% |
| 2019 | 13,653 m3 | +164.3% |
| 2020 | 17,272 m3 | +26.5% |
| 2021 | 21,139 m3 | +22.4% |
| 2022 | 23,500 m3 | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 33,914 m3 | +44.3% |
| 2024 | 24,087 m3 | -29.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 24,087 m3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94,621 m3, 25% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 24,087 m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,392 m3, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,395 m3 | 13,395 m3 | 13,395 m3 | 1 |
| 2010s | 13,563 m3 | 5,165 m3 | 26,087 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,982 m3 | 17,272 m3 | 33,914 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 143 Fiji 25,606 m3 compare
- 144 Côte d'Ivoire 25,352 m3 compare
- 144 Cote d'Ivoire 25,352 m3 compare
- 147 Democratic Republic of the Congo 23,076 m3 compare
- 148 Burkina Faso 22,197 m3 compare
- 149 Guadeloupe 22,000 m3 compare
More environment data for Botswana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.05 % 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 0.3323 % 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 — import quantity in Botswana?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Botswana was 24,087 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 33,914 m3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,165 m3 in 2018.
- How does Botswana rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Botswana ranks 146th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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