Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Melanesia
Melanesia: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 48,101 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 48,101 m3 for wood-based panels — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Melanesia peaked at 61,894 m3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,707 m3, in 1993.
Melanesia ranks 124th 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 Melanesia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,657 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 6,161 m3 | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 7,971 m3 | +29.4% |
| 1964 | 8,034 m3 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 11,700 m3 | +45.6% |
| 1966 | 16,100 m3 | +37.6% |
| 1967 | 16,400 m3 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 20,200 m3 | +23.2% |
| 1969 | 18,120 m3 | -10.3% |
| 1970 | 9,180 m3 | -49.3% |
| 1971 | 11,317 m3 | +23.3% |
| 1972 | 9,783 m3 | -13.6% |
| 1973 | 8,383 m3 | -14.3% |
| 1974 | 7,292 m3 | -13.0% |
| 1975 | 9,079 m3 | +24.5% |
| 1976 | 7,706 m3 | -15.1% |
| 1977 | 7,306 m3 | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 7,506 m3 | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 9,500 m3 | +26.6% |
| 1980 | 9,800 m3 | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 10,700 m3 | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 10,200 m3 | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 10,300 m3 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 10,100 m3 | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 9,700 m3 | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 9,500 m3 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 7,100 m3 | -25.3% |
| 1988 | 8,481 m3 | +19.5% |
| 1989 | 11,106 m3 | +31.0% |
| 1990 | 11,033 m3 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 8,233 m3 | -25.4% |
| 1992 | 15,610 m3 | +89.6% |
| 1993 | 5,707 m3 | -63.4% |
| 1994 | 8,987 m3 | +57.5% |
| 1995 | 11,998 m3 | +33.5% |
| 1996 | 12,433 m3 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 8,313 m3 | -33.1% |
| 1998 | 8,758 m3 | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 12,546 m3 | +43.3% |
| 2000 | 11,497 m3 | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 11,350 m3 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 10,748 m3 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 19,617 m3 | +82.5% |
| 2004 | 41,044 m3 | +109.2% |
| 2005 | 42,620 m3 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 29,570 m3 | -30.6% |
| 2007 | 16,428 m3 | -44.4% |
| 2008 | 19,086 m3 | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 17,560 m3 | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 24,756 m3 | +41.0% |
| 2011 | 33,084 m3 | +33.6% |
| 2012 | 38,125 m3 | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 35,816 m3 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 39,265 m3 | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 33,659 m3 | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 32,682 m3 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 34,874 m3 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 31,195 m3 | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 45,053 m3 | +44.4% |
| 2020 | 53,278 m3 | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 61,894 m3 | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 36,230 m3 | -41.5% |
| 2023 | 54,831 m3 | +51.3% |
| 2024 | 48,101 m3 | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,371 m3 | 6,161 m3 | 20,200 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,705 m3 | 7,292 m3 | 11,317 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,699 m3 | 7,100 m3 | 11,106 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,362 m3 | 5,707 m3 | 15,610 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,952 m3 | 10,748 m3 | 42,620 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,851 m3 | 24,756 m3 | 45,053 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,867 m3 | 36,230 m3 | 61,894 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Melanesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 52,995 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,133 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Melanesia?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Melanesia was 48,101 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 61,894 m3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,707 m3 in 1993.
- How does Melanesia rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Melanesia ranks 124th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia 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