Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Congo
Congo: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 4,712 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Congo, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood-based panels — import quantity in Congo stood at 4,712 m3.
That represents a change of down 29.4% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Congo peaked at 6,675 m3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 m3, in 1996.
That places Congo 210th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Congo, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 9 m3 | — |
| 1994 | 13 m3 | +44.4% |
| 1995 | 13 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0 m3 | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0 m3 | — |
| 1998 | 0 m3 | — |
| 1999 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2000 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2001 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2002 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2003 | 1,828 m3 | — |
| 2004 | 4,986 m3 | +172.8% |
| 2005 | 5,634 m3 | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 3,931 m3 | -30.2% |
| 2007 | 3,536 m3 | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 2,267 m3 | -35.9% |
| 2009 | 2,877 m3 | +26.9% |
| 2010 | 1,739 m3 | -39.6% |
| 2011 | 2,366 m3 | +36.1% |
| 2012 | 2,380 m3 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3,974 m3 | +67.0% |
| 2014 | 3,171 m3 | -20.2% |
| 2015 | 2,974 m3 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 569 m3 | -80.9% |
| 2017 | 693 m3 | +21.8% |
| 2018 | 522 m3 | -24.7% |
| 2019 | 1,305 m3 | +150.0% |
| 2020 | 908 m3 | -30.4% |
| 2021 | 676 m3 | -25.6% |
| 2022 | 2,470 m3 | +265.4% |
| 2023 | 6,675 m3 | +170.2% |
| 2024 | 4,712 m3 | -29.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 4,712 m3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,744 m3, 18% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 4,712 m3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,392 m3, 38% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +265.4% | 676 m3 | 2,470 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 m3 | 0 m3 | 13 m3 | 7 |
| 2000s | 2,506 m3 | 0 m3 | 5,634 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,969 m3 | 522 m3 | 3,974 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,088 m3 | 676 m3 | 6,675 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 207 Seychelles 5,284 m3 compare
- 208 Cayman Islands 5,116 m3 compare
- 209 French Polynesia 4,825 m3 compare
- 211 Greenland 4,651 m3 compare
- 212 Solomon Islands 4,392 m3 compare
- 213 Sudan 4,141 m3 compare
More environment data for Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % 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 -0.4756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Congo?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Congo was 4,712 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6,675 m3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 m3 in 1996.
- How does Congo rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Congo ranks 210th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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