Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Gabon
Gabon: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 954 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Gabon, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 954 m3 for wood-based panels — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 31.4% on the previous year and down 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Gabon peaked at 13,634 m3 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 m3, in 1998.
That places Gabon 234th 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 105 m3 | — |
| 1993 | 19 m3 | -81.9% |
| 1994 | 7 m3 | -63.2% |
| 1995 | 300 m3 | +4185.7% |
| 1996 | 100 m3 | -66.7% |
| 1997 | 100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0 m3 | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2000 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2001 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2002 | 2,565 m3 | — |
| 2003 | 12,343 m3 | +381.2% |
| 2004 | 13,634 m3 | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 3,401 m3 | -75.1% |
| 2006 | 580 m3 | -82.9% |
| 2007 | 5,041 m3 | +769.1% |
| 2008 | 2,690 m3 | -46.6% |
| 2009 | 2,814 m3 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 3,661 m3 | +30.1% |
| 2011 | 657 m3 | -82.1% |
| 2012 | 696 m3 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 825 m3 | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 2,707 m3 | +228.1% |
| 2015 | 446 m3 | -83.5% |
| 2016 | 317 m3 | -28.9% |
| 2017 | 824 m3 | +159.9% |
| 2018 | 798 m3 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 421 m3 | -47.2% |
| 2020 | 196 m3 | -53.4% |
| 2021 | 416 m3 | +112.2% |
| 2022 | 743 m3 | +78.6% |
| 2023 | 726 m3 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 954 m3 | +31.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 954 m3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94,621 m3, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 954 m3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,392 m3, 8% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +4185.7% | 7 m3 | 300 m3 |
| 2007 | +769.1% | 580 m3 | 5,041 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.88 m3 | 0 m3 | 300 m3 | 8 |
| 2000s | 4,307 m3 | 0 m3 | 13,634 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,135 m3 | 317 m3 | 3,661 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 607 m3 | 196 m3 | 954 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 231 American Samoa 1,299 m3 compare
- 232 Cook Islands 1,044 m3 compare
- 233 Guam 1,035 m3 compare
- 235 Guinea-Bissau 916 m3 compare
- 236 Palau 825 m3 compare
- 237 Ethiopia PDR 659 m3
More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % 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 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Gabon?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Gabon was 954 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 13,634 m3 in 2004.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 m3 in 1998.
- How does Gabon rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Gabon ranks 234th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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