Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Egypt
Egypt: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 357,994 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 357,994 m3 for wood-based panels — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Egypt peaked at 902,430 m3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,800 m3, in 1969.
That places Egypt 54th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Egypt, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18,200 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 15,200 m3 | -16.5% |
| 1963 | 14,900 m3 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 19,900 m3 | +33.6% |
| 1965 | 35,900 m3 | +80.4% |
| 1966 | 41,800 m3 | +16.4% |
| 1967 | 19,600 m3 | -53.1% |
| 1968 | 5,200 m3 | -73.5% |
| 1969 | 1,800 m3 | -65.4% |
| 1970 | 15,600 m3 | +766.7% |
| 1971 | 14,900 m3 | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 33,000 m3 | +121.5% |
| 1973 | 36,400 m3 | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 11,400 m3 | -68.7% |
| 1975 | 39,400 m3 | +245.6% |
| 1976 | 40,400 m3 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 89,300 m3 | +121.0% |
| 1978 | 86,200 m3 | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 69,000 m3 | -20.0% |
| 1980 | 127,700 m3 | +85.1% |
| 1981 | 110,000 m3 | -13.9% |
| 1982 | 129,000 m3 | +17.3% |
| 1983 | 192,000 m3 | +48.8% |
| 1984 | 175,500 m3 | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 211,400 m3 | +20.5% |
| 1986 | 208,000 m3 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 150,000 m3 | -27.9% |
| 1988 | 228,900 m3 | +52.6% |
| 1989 | 156,800 m3 | -31.5% |
| 1990 | 132,300 m3 | -15.6% |
| 1991 | 191,000 m3 | +44.4% |
| 1992 | 112,995 m3 | -40.8% |
| 1993 | 108,706 m3 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 211,918 m3 | +94.9% |
| 1995 | 192,100 m3 | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 208,800 m3 | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 269,400 m3 | +29.0% |
| 1998 | 372,900 m3 | +38.4% |
| 1999 | 331,300 m3 | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 156,500 m3 | -52.8% |
| 2001 | 203,000 m3 | +29.7% |
| 2002 | 186,800 m3 | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 389,792 m3 | +108.7% |
| 2004 | 519,927 m3 | +33.4% |
| 2005 | 604,035 m3 | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 581,583 m3 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 499,933 m3 | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 608,810 m3 | +21.8% |
| 2009 | 611,013 m3 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 673,941 m3 | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 635,021 m3 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 638,054 m3 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 782,892 m3 | +22.7% |
| 2014 | 769,711 m3 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 707,929 m3 | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 695,349 m3 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 693,301 m3 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 647,600 m3 | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 900,973 m3 | +39.1% |
| 2020 | 846,455 m3 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 902,430 m3 | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 515,438 m3 | -42.9% |
| 2023 | 365,760 m3 | -29.0% |
| 2024 | 357,994 m3 | -2.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 357,994 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,744 m3, 13.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 357,994 m3 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 270,304 m3, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +766.7% | 1,800 m3 | 15,600 m3 |
| 1975 | +245.6% | 11,400 m3 | 39,400 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,167 m3 | 1,800 m3 | 41,800 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 43,560 m3 | 11,400 m3 | 89,300 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 168,930 m3 | 110,000 m3 | 228,900 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 213,142 m3 | 108,706 m3 | 372,900 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 436,139 m3 | 156,500 m3 | 611,013 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 714,477 m3 | 635,021 m3 | 900,973 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 597,615 m3 | 357,994 m3 | 902,430 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Egypt
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.56 % 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 -3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Egypt?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Egypt was 357,994 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 902,430 m3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,800 m3 in 1969.
- How does Egypt rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Egypt ranks 54th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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