Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Malawi
Malawi: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 5,984 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Malawi, 1964–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 5,984 m3 for wood-based panels — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 246.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Malawi peaked at 8,000 m3 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0 m3, in 1989.
That places Malawi 204th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 400 m3 | — |
| 1965 | 900 m3 | +125.0% |
| 1966 | 1,800 m3 | +100.0% |
| 1967 | 1,700 m3 | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 2,500 m3 | +47.1% |
| 1969 | 2,500 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4,400 m3 | +76.0% |
| 1971 | 4,800 m3 | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 3,700 m3 | -22.9% |
| 1973 | 2,500 m3 | -32.4% |
| 1974 | 2,500 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5,000 m3 | +100.0% |
| 1976 | 4,200 m3 | -16.0% |
| 1977 | 2,800 m3 | -33.3% |
| 1978 | 8,000 m3 | +185.7% |
| 1979 | 6,700 m3 | -16.2% |
| 1980 | 1,800 m3 | -73.1% |
| 1981 | 2,500 m3 | +38.9% |
| 1982 | 3,200 m3 | +28.0% |
| 1983 | 3,200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3,200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,500 m3 | -53.1% |
| 1986 | 1,200 m3 | -20.0% |
| 1987 | 800 m3 | -33.3% |
| 1988 | 54 m3 | -93.2% |
| 1989 | 0 m3 | -100.0% |
| 1990 | 5 m3 | — |
| 1991 | 5 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 280 m3 | +5500.0% |
| 1993 | 49 m3 | -82.5% |
| 1994 | 49 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 981 m3 | +1902.0% |
| 1996 | 981 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 905 m3 | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 905 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,124 m3 | +245.2% |
| 2000 | 2,901 m3 | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 2,901 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,799 m3 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 1,995 m3 | -28.7% |
| 2004 | 3,197 m3 | +60.3% |
| 2005 | 5,137 m3 | +60.7% |
| 2006 | 2,832 m3 | -44.9% |
| 2007 | 2,049 m3 | -27.6% |
| 2008 | 2,478 m3 | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 2,333 m3 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 2,570 m3 | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 3,198 m3 | +24.4% |
| 2012 | 871 m3 | -72.8% |
| 2013 | 4,922 m3 | +465.1% |
| 2014 | 1,727 m3 | -64.9% |
| 2015 | 2,954 m3 | +71.0% |
| 2016 | 1,663 m3 | -43.7% |
| 2017 | 2,860 m3 | +72.0% |
| 2018 | 3,221 m3 | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 6,026 m3 | +87.1% |
| 2020 | 6,485 m3 | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 7,332 m3 | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 3,951 m3 | -46.1% |
| 2023 | 5,376 m3 | +36.1% |
| 2024 | 5,984 m3 | +11.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 5,984 m3 is below the median for low income countries, which is 12,731 m3, 47% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 5,984 m3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,392 m3, 48% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Malawi 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 | +5500.0% | 5 m3 | 280 m3 |
| 1995 | +1902.0% | 49 m3 | 981 m3 |
| 2013 | +465.1% | 871 m3 | 4,922 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,633 m3 | 400 m3 | 2,500 m3 | 6 |
| 1970s | 4,460 m3 | 2,500 m3 | 8,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,745 m3 | 0 m3 | 3,200 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 728.4 m3 | 5 m3 | 3,124 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,862 m3 | 1,995 m3 | 5,137 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,001 m3 | 871 m3 | 6,026 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,826 m3 | 3,951 m3 | 7,332 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 201 Grenada 6,174 m3 compare
- 202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,998 m3 compare
- 203 Antigua and Barbuda 5,989 m3 compare
- 205 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,829 m3 compare
- 206 Norfolk Island 5,527 m3 compare
- 207 Seychelles 5,284 m3 compare
More environment data for Malawi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % 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 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Malawi?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Malawi was 5,984 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 8,000 m3 in 1978.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 m3 in 1989.
- How does Malawi rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Malawi ranks 204th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 246.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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