Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 9,863 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 9,863 m3 for wood-based panels — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 43.9% on the previous year and down 86.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Ethiopia peaked at 107,828 m3 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 201 m3, in 1993.
That places Ethiopia 183rd 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 201 m3 | — |
| 1994 | 1,844 m3 | +817.4% |
| 1995 | 1,815 m3 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 800 m3 | -55.9% |
| 1997 | 11,200 m3 | +1300.0% |
| 1998 | 12,000 m3 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 12,100 m3 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 12,765 m3 | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 22,269 m3 | +74.5% |
| 2002 | 20,359 m3 | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 37,826 m3 | +85.8% |
| 2004 | 27,665 m3 | -26.9% |
| 2005 | 36,312 m3 | +31.3% |
| 2006 | 46,821 m3 | +28.9% |
| 2007 | 38,233 m3 | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 36,174 m3 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 39,911 m3 | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 52,529 m3 | +31.6% |
| 2011 | 33,979 m3 | -35.3% |
| 2012 | 39,589 m3 | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 50,154 m3 | +26.7% |
| 2014 | 75,453 m3 | +50.4% |
| 2015 | 61,708 m3 | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 87,624 m3 | +42.0% |
| 2017 | 107,828 m3 | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 43,620 m3 | -59.5% |
| 2019 | 102,511 m3 | +135.0% |
| 2020 | 65,186 m3 | -36.4% |
| 2021 | 27,672 m3 | -57.5% |
| 2022 | 20,986 m3 | -24.2% |
| 2023 | 17,595 m3 | -16.2% |
| 2024 | 9,863 m3 | -43.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 9,863 m3 is below the median for low income countries, which is 12,731 m3, 77% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 9,863 m3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,392 m3, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +1300.0% | 800 m3 | 11,200 m3 |
| 1994 | +817.4% | 201 m3 | 1,844 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,709 m3 | 201 m3 | 12,100 m3 | 7 |
| 2000s | 31,834 m3 | 12,765 m3 | 46,821 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,500 m3 | 33,979 m3 | 107,828 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,260 m3 | 9,863 m3 | 65,186 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 181 Cuba 10,513 m3 compare
- 182 Czechoslovakia 10,500 m3
- 184 Papua New Guinea 9,469 m3 compare
- 185 Sudan (former) 8,470 m3 compare
- 186 Micronesia 8,297 m3 compare
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 77.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % 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 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Ethiopia?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Ethiopia was 9,863 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 107,828 m3 in 2017.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 201 m3 in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Ethiopia ranks 183rd out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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