Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Jamaica
Jamaica: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 82,820 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica is 82,820 m3, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Jamaica peaked at 83,412 m3 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3,200 m3, in 1962.
Jamaica ranks 104th of 255 countries on this measure, 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,000 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 3,200 m3 | -20.0% |
| 1963 | 3,500 m3 | +9.4% |
| 1964 | 6,600 m3 | +88.6% |
| 1965 | 8,600 m3 | +30.3% |
| 1966 | 7,827 m3 | -9.0% |
| 1967 | 8,711 m3 | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 14,211 m3 | +63.1% |
| 1969 | 10,806 m3 | -24.0% |
| 1970 | 8,927 m3 | -17.4% |
| 1971 | 14,437 m3 | +61.7% |
| 1972 | 21,132 m3 | +46.4% |
| 1973 | 21,132 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 21,132 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 21,132 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6,832 m3 | -67.7% |
| 1977 | 9,100 m3 | +33.2% |
| 1978 | 10,400 m3 | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 6,800 m3 | -34.6% |
| 1980 | 5,600 m3 | -17.6% |
| 1981 | 33,500 m3 | +498.2% |
| 1982 | 10,200 m3 | -69.6% |
| 1983 | 13,500 m3 | +32.4% |
| 1984 | 8,400 m3 | -37.8% |
| 1985 | 8,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4,600 m3 | -45.2% |
| 1987 | 10,300 m3 | +123.9% |
| 1988 | 12,500 m3 | +21.4% |
| 1989 | 20,600 m3 | +64.8% |
| 1990 | 24,600 m3 | +19.4% |
| 1991 | 23,300 m3 | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 15,254 m3 | -34.5% |
| 1993 | 38,705 m3 | +153.7% |
| 1994 | 63,800 m3 | +64.8% |
| 1995 | 36,898 m3 | -42.2% |
| 1996 | 47,758 m3 | +29.4% |
| 1997 | 53,099 m3 | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 55,345 m3 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 53,859 m3 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 58,385 m3 | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 77,079 m3 | +32.0% |
| 2002 | 83,412 m3 | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 78,714 m3 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 70,904 m3 | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 63,039 m3 | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 42,328 m3 | -32.9% |
| 2007 | 49,176 m3 | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 42,754 m3 | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 39,332 m3 | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 57,689 m3 | +46.7% |
| 2011 | 47,303 m3 | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 51,294 m3 | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 49,309 m3 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 50,545 m3 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 54,560 m3 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 53,747 m3 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 63,474 m3 | +18.1% |
| 2018 | 69,342 m3 | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 54,766 m3 | -21.0% |
| 2020 | 77,021 m3 | +40.6% |
| 2021 | 70,532 m3 | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 59,437 m3 | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 70,047 m3 | +17.9% |
| 2024 | 82,820 m3 | +18.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 82,820 m3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94,621 m3, 88% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 82,820 m3 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,464 m3, 4.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +498.2% | 5,600 m3 | 33,500 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,495 m3 | 3,200 m3 | 14,211 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,102 m3 | 6,800 m3 | 21,132 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,760 m3 | 4,600 m3 | 33,500 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 41,262 m3 | 15,254 m3 | 63,800 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,512 m3 | 39,332 m3 | 83,412 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,203 m3 | 47,303 m3 | 69,342 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,971 m3 | 59,437 m3 | 82,820 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 101 Luxembourg 92,955 m3 compare
- 102 Afghanistan 89,015 m3 compare
- 103 Myanmar 87,379 m3 compare
- 105 Tajikistan 79,488 m3 compare
- 106 China, Hong Kong SAR 76,882 m3 compare
- 107 Uruguay 76,275 m3 compare
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.23 % 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 -0.7158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Jamaica?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Jamaica was 82,820 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 83,412 m3 in 2002.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,200 m3 in 1962.
- How does Jamaica rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Jamaica ranks 104th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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