Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Mauritania
Mauritania: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 11,128 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Mauritania, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood-based panels — import quantity in Mauritania stood at 11,128 m3.
The figure is up 35.0% on the previous year and up 315.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Mauritania peaked at 11,517 m3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32 m3, in 1997.
That places Mauritania 176th 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 Mauritania, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1,700 m3 | — |
| 1986 | 1,300 m3 | -23.5% |
| 1987 | 2,883 m3 | +121.8% |
| 1988 | 830 m3 | -71.2% |
| 1989 | 714 m3 | -14.0% |
| 1990 | 73 m3 | -89.8% |
| 1991 | 73 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 160 m3 | +119.2% |
| 1993 | 422 m3 | +163.8% |
| 1994 | 422 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 270 m3 | -36.0% |
| 1996 | 503 m3 | +86.3% |
| 1997 | 32 m3 | -93.6% |
| 1998 | 126 m3 | +293.8% |
| 1999 | 2,020 m3 | +1503.2% |
| 2000 | 168 m3 | -91.7% |
| 2001 | 168 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 313 m3 | +86.3% |
| 2003 | 307 m3 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 578 m3 | +88.3% |
| 2005 | 578 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 361 m3 | -37.5% |
| 2007 | 1,382 m3 | +282.8% |
| 2008 | 903 m3 | -34.7% |
| 2009 | 778 m3 | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 2,960 m3 | +280.5% |
| 2011 | 4,514 m3 | +52.5% |
| 2012 | 2,327 m3 | -48.4% |
| 2013 | 2,606 m3 | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 2,676 m3 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 3,729 m3 | +39.3% |
| 2016 | 3,391 m3 | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 3,640 m3 | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 3,013 m3 | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 5,140 m3 | +70.6% |
| 2020 | 4,973 m3 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 6,304 m3 | +26.8% |
| 2022 | 11,517 m3 | +82.7% |
| 2023 | 8,241 m3 | -28.4% |
| 2024 | 11,128 m3 | +35.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 11,128 m3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,744 m3, 42% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 11,128 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 Mauritania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +1503.2% | 126 m3 | 2,020 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,485 m3 | 714 m3 | 2,883 m3 | 5 |
| 1990s | 410.1 m3 | 32 m3 | 2,020 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 553.6 m3 | 168 m3 | 1,382 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,400 m3 | 2,327 m3 | 5,140 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,433 m3 | 4,973 m3 | 11,517 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More environment data for Mauritania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.9 % 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 0.4893 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Mauritania?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Mauritania was 11,128 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 11,517 m3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 m3 in 1997.
- How does Mauritania rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Mauritania ranks 176th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 315.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania 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