Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Malta
Malta: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 31,072 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood-based panels — import quantity in Malta is 31,072 m3, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Malta peaked at 43,090 m3 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,300 m3, in 1961.
That places Malta 137th 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,300 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 1,800 m3 | +38.5% |
| 1963 | 1,400 m3 | -22.2% |
| 1964 | 1,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,600 m3 | +14.3% |
| 1966 | 1,700 m3 | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 2,100 m3 | +23.5% |
| 1968 | 2,800 m3 | +33.3% |
| 1969 | 3,300 m3 | +17.9% |
| 1970 | 5,500 m3 | +66.7% |
| 1971 | 3,500 m3 | -36.4% |
| 1972 | 5,100 m3 | +45.7% |
| 1973 | 8,000 m3 | +56.9% |
| 1974 | 7,000 m3 | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 6,000 m3 | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 3,900 m3 | -35.0% |
| 1977 | 5,000 m3 | +28.2% |
| 1978 | 4,200 m3 | -16.0% |
| 1979 | 5,000 m3 | +19.0% |
| 1980 | 6,400 m3 | +28.0% |
| 1981 | 6,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3,400 m3 | -46.9% |
| 1985 | 3,300 m3 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 5,500 m3 | +66.7% |
| 1987 | 5,500 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,500 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3,600 m3 | -34.5% |
| 1990 | 6,300 m3 | +75.0% |
| 1991 | 6,600 m3 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 30,813 m3 | +366.9% |
| 1993 | 21,191 m3 | -31.2% |
| 1994 | 35,100 m3 | +65.6% |
| 1995 | 31,100 m3 | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 13,100 m3 | -57.9% |
| 1997 | 33,700 m3 | +157.3% |
| 1998 | 26,800 m3 | -20.5% |
| 1999 | 25,150 m3 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 25,150 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 43,090 m3 | +71.3% |
| 2002 | 39,250 m3 | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 20,814 m3 | -47.0% |
| 2004 | 34,730 m3 | +66.9% |
| 2005 | 36,990 m3 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 32,228 m3 | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 24,410 m3 | -24.3% |
| 2008 | 32,049 m3 | +31.3% |
| 2009 | 27,273 m3 | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 22,576 m3 | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 21,551 m3 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 20,503 m3 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 20,391 m3 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 24,194 m3 | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 24,506 m3 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 21,294 m3 | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 36,785 m3 | +72.7% |
| 2018 | 41,279 m3 | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 25,798 m3 | -37.5% |
| 2020 | 24,711 m3 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 25,251 m3 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 26,782 m3 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 27,306 m3 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 31,072 m3 | +13.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 31,072 m3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 180,664 m3, 17% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Malta's 31,072 m3 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 270,304 m3, 11% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Malta 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 | +366.9% | 6,600 m3 | 30,813 m3 |
| 1997 | +157.3% | 13,100 m3 | 33,700 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,933 m3 | 1,300 m3 | 3,300 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,320 m3 | 3,500 m3 | 8,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,240 m3 | 3,300 m3 | 6,400 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,985 m3 | 6,300 m3 | 35,100 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,598 m3 | 20,814 m3 | 43,090 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,888 m3 | 20,391 m3 | 41,279 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,024 m3 | 24,711 m3 | 31,072 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Malta
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8269 % 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 % 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 Malta?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Malta was 31,072 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 43,090 m3 in 2001.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,300 m3 in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Malta ranks 137th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta 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