Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Kuwait
Kuwait: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 298,065 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Kuwait, 1964–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood-based panels — import quantity in Kuwait stood at 298,065 m3.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Kuwait peaked at 374,799 m3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,700 m3, in 1964.
Kuwait ranks 63rd 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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 5,700 m3 | — |
| 1965 | 9,300 m3 | +63.2% |
| 1966 | 11,964 m3 | +28.6% |
| 1967 | 14,017 m3 | +17.2% |
| 1968 | 16,117 m3 | +15.0% |
| 1969 | 21,265 m3 | +31.9% |
| 1970 | 21,717 m3 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 16,138 m3 | -25.7% |
| 1972 | 25,101 m3 | +55.5% |
| 1973 | 48,307 m3 | +92.5% |
| 1974 | 33,748 m3 | -30.1% |
| 1975 | 33,748 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 33,100 m3 | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 14,700 m3 | -55.6% |
| 1978 | 14,700 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 14,700 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 104,300 m3 | +609.5% |
| 1981 | 171,300 m3 | +64.2% |
| 1982 | 164,100 m3 | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 117,500 m3 | -28.4% |
| 1984 | 125,600 m3 | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 125,600 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 139,978 m3 | +11.4% |
| 1987 | 160,916 m3 | +15.0% |
| 1988 | 126,115 m3 | -21.6% |
| 1989 | 84,927 m3 | -32.7% |
| 1990 | 62,458 m3 | -26.5% |
| 1991 | 62,458 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 81,036 m3 | +29.7% |
| 1993 | 67,705 m3 | -16.5% |
| 1994 | 79,341 m3 | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 68,571 m3 | -13.6% |
| 1996 | 80,500 m3 | +17.4% |
| 1997 | 80,500 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 80,500 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 75,800 m3 | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 75,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 93,800 m3 | +23.7% |
| 2002 | 93,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 93,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 153,431 m3 | +63.6% |
| 2005 | 159,584 m3 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 153,431 m3 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 233,847 m3 | +52.4% |
| 2008 | 75,120 m3 | -67.9% |
| 2009 | 65,506 m3 | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 132,382 m3 | +102.1% |
| 2011 | 150,574 m3 | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 195,413 m3 | +29.8% |
| 2013 | 185,130 m3 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 189,031 m3 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 193,188 m3 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 245,679 m3 | +27.2% |
| 2017 | 256,333 m3 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 226,785 m3 | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 222,928 m3 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 184,140 m3 | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 374,799 m3 | +103.5% |
| 2022 | 228,163 m3 | -39.1% |
| 2023 | 299,542 m3 | +31.3% |
| 2024 | 298,065 m3 | -0.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 298,065 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 180,664 m3, 1.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 298,065 m3 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 270,304 m3, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Kuwait 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +609.5% | 14,700 m3 | 104,300 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,060 m3 | 5,700 m3 | 21,265 m3 | 6 |
| 1970s | 25,596 m3 | 14,700 m3 | 48,307 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 132,034 m3 | 84,927 m3 | 171,300 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73,887 m3 | 62,458 m3 | 81,036 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 119,812 m3 | 65,506 m3 | 233,847 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 199,744 m3 | 132,382 m3 | 256,333 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 276,942 m3 | 184,140 m3 | 374,799 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Kuwait
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -61.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.516 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.24 % 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 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Kuwait?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Kuwait was 298,065 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 374,799 m3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,700 m3 in 1964.
- How does Kuwait rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Kuwait ranks 63rd out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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