Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Lesotho
Lesotho: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 11,130 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Lesotho, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood-based panels — import quantity in Lesotho stood at 11,130 m3.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and up 81.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Lesotho peaked at 12,899 m3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,233 m3, in 2017.
Lesotho ranks 175th 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,060 m3 | — |
| 2011 | 2,349 m3 | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 5,610 m3 | +138.8% |
| 2013 | 7,863 m3 | +40.2% |
| 2014 | 6,136 m3 | -22.0% |
| 2015 | 5,475 m3 | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 7,041 m3 | +28.6% |
| 2017 | 1,233 m3 | -82.5% |
| 2018 | 1,304 m3 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 6,200 m3 | +375.5% |
| 2020 | 6,180 m3 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 6,274 m3 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 12,899 m3 | +105.6% |
| 2023 | 12,339 m3 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 11,130 m3 | -9.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 11,130 m3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,744 m3, 42% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 11,130 m3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,392 m3, 90% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Lesotho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +375.5% | 1,304 m3 | 6,200 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,527 m3 | 1,233 m3 | 7,863 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,764 m3 | 6,180 m3 | 12,899 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 172 China, Macao SAR 11,606 m3 compare
- 173 Barbados 11,477 m3 compare
- 174 Benin 11,238 m3 compare
- 176 Mauritania 11,128 m3 compare
- 177 Saint Lucia 11,032 m3 compare
- 178 Turks and Caicos Islands 10,693 m3 compare
More environment data for Lesotho
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.783 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.521 % 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 -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Lesotho?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Lesotho was 11,130 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 12,899 m3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,233 m3 in 2017.
- How does Lesotho rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Lesotho ranks 175th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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