Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Kenya
Kenya: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 243,892 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood-based panels — import quantity in Kenya stood at 243,892 m3. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 41.4% on the previous year and up 196.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Kenya peaked at 243,892 m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 738 m3, in 1992.
That places Kenya 76th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,300 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 5,000 m3 | +16.3% |
| 1963 | 4,900 m3 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 5,700 m3 | +16.3% |
| 1965 | 5,500 m3 | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 7,959 m3 | +44.7% |
| 1967 | 6,917 m3 | -13.1% |
| 1968 | 11,023 m3 | +59.4% |
| 1969 | 11,411 m3 | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 12,254 m3 | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 14,118 m3 | +15.2% |
| 1972 | 10,765 m3 | -23.7% |
| 1973 | 7,227 m3 | -32.9% |
| 1974 | 6,843 m3 | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 2,900 m3 | -57.6% |
| 1976 | 3,400 m3 | +17.2% |
| 1977 | 4,500 m3 | +32.4% |
| 1978 | 4,400 m3 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 2,300 m3 | -47.7% |
| 1980 | 2,600 m3 | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 12,100 m3 | +365.4% |
| 1982 | 5,300 m3 | -56.2% |
| 1983 | 6,400 m3 | +20.8% |
| 1984 | 6,600 m3 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 8,850 m3 | +34.1% |
| 1986 | 12,000 m3 | +35.6% |
| 1987 | 9,500 m3 | -20.8% |
| 1988 | 10,400 m3 | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 3,428 m3 | -67.0% |
| 1990 | 4,462 m3 | +30.2% |
| 1991 | 4,462 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 738 m3 | -83.5% |
| 1993 | 1,329 m3 | +80.1% |
| 1994 | 781 m3 | -41.2% |
| 1995 | 2,818 m3 | +260.8% |
| 1996 | 3,074 m3 | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 2,076 m3 | -32.5% |
| 1998 | 3,600 m3 | +73.4% |
| 1999 | 3,600 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3,600 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,300 m3 | +47.2% |
| 2002 | 2,741 m3 | -48.3% |
| 2003 | 8,278 m3 | +202.0% |
| 2004 | 25,465 m3 | +207.6% |
| 2005 | 10,452 m3 | -59.0% |
| 2006 | 14,137 m3 | +35.3% |
| 2007 | 11,408 m3 | -19.3% |
| 2008 | 19,927 m3 | +74.7% |
| 2009 | 40,407 m3 | +102.8% |
| 2010 | 42,378 m3 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 55,438 m3 | +30.8% |
| 2012 | 74,972 m3 | +35.2% |
| 2013 | 62,353 m3 | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 82,344 m3 | +32.1% |
| 2015 | 78,824 m3 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 116,276 m3 | +47.5% |
| 2017 | 154,049 m3 | +32.5% |
| 2018 | 167,616 m3 | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 152,507 m3 | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 186,209 m3 | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 219,394 m3 | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 163,071 m3 | -25.7% |
| 2023 | 172,480 m3 | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 243,892 m3 | +41.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 243,892 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,744 m3, 9.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 243,892 m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,392 m3, 19.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Kenya 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 | +365.4% | 2,600 m3 | 12,100 m3 |
| 1995 | +260.8% | 781 m3 | 2,818 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,968 m3 | 4,300 m3 | 11,411 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,871 m3 | 2,300 m3 | 14,118 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,718 m3 | 2,600 m3 | 12,100 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,694 m3 | 738 m3 | 4,462 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,172 m3 | 2,741 m3 | 40,407 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98,676 m3 | 42,378 m3 | 167,616 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 197,009 m3 | 163,071 m3 | 243,892 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % 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 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Kenya?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Kenya was 243,892 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 243,892 m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 738 m3 in 1992.
- How does Kenya rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Kenya ranks 76th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 196.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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