Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Libya
Libya: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 274,213 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Libya recorded 274,213 m3 for wood-based panels — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 551.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Libya peaked at 274,213 m3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,500 m3, in 1963.
That places Libya 69th 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,000 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 11,400 m3 | +90.0% |
| 1963 | 4,500 m3 | -60.5% |
| 1964 | 6,400 m3 | +42.2% |
| 1965 | 7,500 m3 | +17.2% |
| 1966 | 5,721 m3 | -23.7% |
| 1967 | 5,311 m3 | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 14,527 m3 | +173.5% |
| 1969 | 13,511 m3 | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 6,111 m3 | -54.8% |
| 1971 | 17,011 m3 | +178.4% |
| 1972 | 18,111 m3 | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 23,011 m3 | +27.1% |
| 1974 | 97,137 m3 | +322.1% |
| 1975 | 37,040 m3 | -61.9% |
| 1976 | 62,400 m3 | +68.5% |
| 1977 | 23,500 m3 | -62.3% |
| 1978 | 23,300 m3 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 23,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 23,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 100,400 m3 | +330.9% |
| 1982 | 73,800 m3 | -26.5% |
| 1983 | 73,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 73,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 73,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 19,200 m3 | -74.0% |
| 1987 | 37,342 m3 | +94.5% |
| 1988 | 55,665 m3 | +49.1% |
| 1989 | 31,648 m3 | -43.1% |
| 1990 | 18,626 m3 | -41.1% |
| 1991 | 18,626 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 21,266 m3 | +14.2% |
| 1993 | 29,235 m3 | +37.5% |
| 1994 | 27,173 m3 | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 30,400 m3 | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 16,900 m3 | -44.4% |
| 1997 | 17,800 m3 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 20,000 m3 | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 11,000 m3 | -45.0% |
| 2000 | 11,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 21,800 m3 | +98.2% |
| 2002 | 21,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25,983 m3 | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 25,983 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25,983 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 33,205 m3 | +27.8% |
| 2008 | 66,969 m3 | +101.7% |
| 2009 | 57,737 m3 | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 94,263 m3 | +63.3% |
| 2011 | 13,582 m3 | -85.6% |
| 2012 | 52,748 m3 | +288.4% |
| 2013 | 80,493 m3 | +52.6% |
| 2014 | 42,072 m3 | -47.7% |
| 2015 | 20,153 m3 | -52.1% |
| 2016 | 25,442 m3 | +26.2% |
| 2017 | 44,253 m3 | +73.9% |
| 2018 | 44,722 m3 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 108,237 m3 | +142.0% |
| 2020 | 108,734 m3 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 191,480 m3 | +76.1% |
| 2022 | 194,817 m3 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 239,293 m3 | +22.8% |
| 2024 | 274,213 m3 | +14.6% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 274,213 m3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94,621 m3, 2.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Libya's 274,213 m3 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 270,304 m3, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Libya 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 | +330.9% | 23,300 m3 | 100,400 m3 |
| 1974 | +322.1% | 23,011 m3 | 97,137 m3 |
| 2012 | +288.4% | 13,582 m3 | 52,748 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,319 m3 | 4,500 m3 | 14,527 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 33,092 m3 | 6,111 m3 | 97,137 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 56,276 m3 | 19,200 m3 | 100,400 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,103 m3 | 11,000 m3 | 30,400 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,226 m3 | 11,000 m3 | 66,969 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,596 m3 | 13,582 m3 | 108,237 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 201,707 m3 | 108,734 m3 | 274,213 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 66 Georgia 283,497 m3 compare
- 67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 278,556 m3 compare
- 68 Tunisia 274,627 m3 compare
- 70 Qatar 266,396 m3 compare
- 71 Kyrgyzstan 263,765 m3 compare
- 72 Serbia and Montenegro 258,000 m3 compare
More environment data for Libya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -35.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.386 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2239 % 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 0.1672 % 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 Libya?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Libya was 274,213 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 274,213 m3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,500 m3 in 1963.
- How does Libya rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Libya ranks 69th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 551.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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