Wood-based panels — Import quantity in El Salvador
El Salvador: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 42,563 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood-based panels — import quantity in El Salvador stood at 42,563 m3.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in El Salvador peaked at 51,015 m3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 600 m3, in 1986.
That places El Salvador 128th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,300 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 1,500 m3 | +15.4% |
| 1963 | 2,300 m3 | +53.3% |
| 1964 | 2,800 m3 | +21.7% |
| 1965 | 3,800 m3 | +35.7% |
| 1966 | 5,100 m3 | +34.2% |
| 1967 | 4,600 m3 | -9.8% |
| 1968 | 5,800 m3 | +26.1% |
| 1969 | 5,100 m3 | -12.1% |
| 1970 | 4,800 m3 | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 5,000 m3 | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 6,300 m3 | +26.0% |
| 1973 | 6,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6,000 m3 | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 6,100 m3 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 9,100 m3 | +49.2% |
| 1977 | 8,780 m3 | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 8,780 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4,780 m3 | -45.6% |
| 1980 | 3,480 m3 | -27.2% |
| 1981 | 9,380 m3 | +169.5% |
| 1982 | 4,780 m3 | -49.0% |
| 1983 | 6,300 m3 | +31.8% |
| 1984 | 6,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 600 m3 | -90.5% |
| 1987 | 2,800 m3 | +366.7% |
| 1988 | 3,700 m3 | +32.1% |
| 1989 | 3,700 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 11,850 m3 | +220.3% |
| 1991 | 12,000 m3 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 13,939 m3 | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 12,638 m3 | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 12,638 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9,700 m3 | -23.2% |
| 1996 | 15,400 m3 | +58.8% |
| 1997 | 20,500 m3 | +33.1% |
| 1998 | 24,400 m3 | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 23,100 m3 | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 18,100 m3 | -21.6% |
| 2001 | 25,600 m3 | +41.4% |
| 2002 | 26,600 m3 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 30,607 m3 | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 38,664 m3 | +26.3% |
| 2005 | 22,065 m3 | -42.9% |
| 2006 | 27,932 m3 | +26.6% |
| 2007 | 20,172 m3 | -27.8% |
| 2008 | 17,555 m3 | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 18,994 m3 | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 27,966 m3 | +47.2% |
| 2011 | 22,696 m3 | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 27,802 m3 | +22.5% |
| 2013 | 28,013 m3 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 27,808 m3 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 22,864 m3 | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 26,368 m3 | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 35,805 m3 | +35.8% |
| 2018 | 39,943 m3 | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 34,124 m3 | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 33,208 m3 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 48,048 m3 | +44.7% |
| 2022 | 51,015 m3 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 42,911 m3 | -15.9% |
| 2024 | 42,563 m3 | -0.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 42,563 m3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94,621 m3, 45% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 42,563 m3 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,464 m3, 2.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +366.7% | 600 m3 | 2,800 m3 |
| 1990 | +220.3% | 3,700 m3 | 11,850 m3 |
| 1981 | +169.5% | 3,480 m3 | 9,380 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,589 m3 | 1,300 m3 | 5,800 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,594 m3 | 4,780 m3 | 9,100 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,734 m3 | 600 m3 | 9,380 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,616 m3 | 9,700 m3 | 24,400 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,629 m3 | 17,555 m3 | 38,664 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,339 m3 | 22,696 m3 | 39,943 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,549 m3 | 33,208 m3 | 51,015 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 125 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 44,411 m3 compare
- 126 Honduras 43,890 m3 compare
- 127 Montenegro 43,500 m3 compare
- 129 Samoa 41,732 m3 compare
- 130 Lao People's Democratic Republic 41,486 m3 compare
- 130 Laos 41,486 m3 compare
More environment data for El Salvador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % 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 0.0446 % 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 El Salvador?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in El Salvador was 42,563 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 51,015 m3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 600 m3 in 1986.
- How does El Salvador rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- El Salvador ranks 128th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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