Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Iraq
Iraq: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 926,370 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood-based panels — import quantity in Iraq is 926,370 m3, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.2% on the previous year and up 255.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Iraq peaked at 926,370 m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 m3, in 1998.
Iraq ranks 29th of 255 countries on this measure, 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,600 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 8,000 m3 | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 7,200 m3 | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 13,900 m3 | +93.1% |
| 1965 | 15,200 m3 | +9.4% |
| 1966 | 14,291 m3 | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 12,175 m3 | -14.8% |
| 1968 | 14,492 m3 | +19.0% |
| 1969 | 16,570 m3 | +14.3% |
| 1970 | 26,919 m3 | +62.5% |
| 1971 | 19,148 m3 | -28.9% |
| 1972 | 15,843 m3 | -17.3% |
| 1973 | 17,200 m3 | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 68,400 m3 | +297.7% |
| 1975 | 64,900 m3 | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 47,900 m3 | -26.2% |
| 1977 | 51,300 m3 | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 73,300 m3 | +42.9% |
| 1979 | 86,400 m3 | +17.9% |
| 1980 | 46,200 m3 | -46.5% |
| 1981 | 36,400 m3 | -21.2% |
| 1982 | 36,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 36,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 36,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 36,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 36,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 36,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 36,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 36,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 36,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 36,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 33,600 m3 | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 1,936 m3 | -94.2% |
| 1994 | 2,279 m3 | +17.7% |
| 1995 | 679 m3 | -70.2% |
| 1996 | 15 m3 | -97.8% |
| 1997 | 15 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0 m3 | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 5,756 m3 | — |
| 2000 | 11,188 m3 | +94.4% |
| 2001 | 20,998 m3 | +87.7% |
| 2002 | 20,998 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20,998 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99,226 m3 | +372.5% |
| 2005 | 99,226 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99,226 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99,226 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35,000 m3 | -64.7% |
| 2009 | 48,494 m3 | +38.6% |
| 2010 | 54,064 m3 | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 87,655 m3 | +62.1% |
| 2012 | 104,735 m3 | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 194,427 m3 | +85.6% |
| 2014 | 260,495 m3 | +34.0% |
| 2015 | 228,306 m3 | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 316,404 m3 | +38.6% |
| 2017 | 358,617 m3 | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 355,778 m3 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 531,918 m3 | +49.5% |
| 2020 | 671,958 m3 | +26.3% |
| 2021 | 756,021 m3 | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 697,483 m3 | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 739,707 m3 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 926,370 m3 | +25.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 926,370 m3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94,621 m3, 9.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 926,370 m3 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 270,304 m3, 3.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +372.5% | 20,998 m3 | 99,226 m3 |
| 1974 | +297.7% | 17,200 m3 | 68,400 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,270 m3 | 7,200 m3 | 16,570 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 47,131 m3 | 15,843 m3 | 86,400 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 37,380 m3 | 36,400 m3 | 46,200 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,708 m3 | 0 m3 | 36,400 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,458 m3 | 11,188 m3 | 99,226 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 249,240 m3 | 54,064 m3 | 531,918 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 758,308 m3 | 671,958 m3 | 926,370 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More environment data for Iraq
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2 % 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 6.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Iraq?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Iraq was 926,370 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 926,370 m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 m3 in 1998.
- How does Iraq rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Iraq ranks 29th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 255.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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