Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Lebanon
Lebanon: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 129,536 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood-based panels — import quantity in Lebanon stood at 129,536 m3.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Lebanon peaked at 318,313 m3 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,227 m3, in 1967.
Lebanon ranks 90th 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 Lebanon, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,100 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 2,700 m3 | -12.9% |
| 1963 | 2,200 m3 | -18.5% |
| 1964 | 2,400 m3 | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 2,700 m3 | +12.5% |
| 1966 | 2,264 m3 | -16.1% |
| 1967 | 1,227 m3 | -45.8% |
| 1968 | 2,269 m3 | +84.9% |
| 1969 | 2,553 m3 | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 3,790 m3 | +48.5% |
| 1971 | 3,569 m3 | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 4,706 m3 | +31.9% |
| 1973 | 4,706 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4,706 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4,706 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4,706 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 16,100 m3 | +242.1% |
| 1978 | 16,100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 16,100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 16,100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 15,200 m3 | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 15,200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 16,100 m3 | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 21,200 m3 | +31.7% |
| 1985 | 21,200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 69,154 m3 | +226.2% |
| 1987 | 10,052 m3 | -85.5% |
| 1988 | 9,553 m3 | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 6,692 m3 | -29.9% |
| 1990 | 6,076 m3 | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 6,076 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 41,746 m3 | +587.1% |
| 1993 | 33,925 m3 | -18.7% |
| 1994 | 72,393 m3 | +113.4% |
| 1995 | 38,700 m3 | -46.5% |
| 1996 | 122,500 m3 | +216.5% |
| 1997 | 120,700 m3 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 107,300 m3 | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 104,000 m3 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 88,600 m3 | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 163,900 m3 | +85.0% |
| 2002 | 163,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 163,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 298,560 m3 | +82.2% |
| 2005 | 298,560 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 298,560 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 285,400 m3 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 285,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 285,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 318,313 m3 | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 190,763 m3 | -40.1% |
| 2012 | 155,944 m3 | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 259,824 m3 | +66.6% |
| 2014 | 256,056 m3 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 219,987 m3 | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 233,379 m3 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 244,401 m3 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 260,760 m3 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 232,625 m3 | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 106,096 m3 | -54.4% |
| 2021 | 182,165 m3 | +71.7% |
| 2022 | 225,431 m3 | +23.8% |
| 2023 | 129,045 m3 | -42.8% |
| 2024 | 129,536 m3 | +0.4% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 129,536 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,744 m3, 4.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 129,536 m3 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 270,304 m3, 48% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Lebanon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +587.1% | 6,076 m3 | 41,746 m3 |
| 1977 | +242.1% | 4,706 m3 | 16,100 m3 |
| 1986 | +226.2% | 21,200 m3 | 69,154 m3 |
| 1996 | +216.5% | 38,700 m3 | 122,500 m3 |
| 1994 | +113.4% | 33,925 m3 | 72,393 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,379 m3 | 1,227 m3 | 3,100 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,919 m3 | 3,569 m3 | 16,100 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,045 m3 | 6,692 m3 | 69,154 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65,342 m3 | 6,076 m3 | 122,500 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 233,218 m3 | 88,600 m3 | 298,560 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 237,205 m3 | 155,944 m3 | 318,313 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 154,455 m3 | 106,096 m3 | 225,431 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Lebanon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.5 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 0.7198 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Lebanon?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Lebanon was 129,536 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 318,313 m3 in 2010.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,227 m3 in 1967.
- How does Lebanon rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Lebanon ranks 90th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon 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