Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 65,697 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Middle Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 65,697 m3 for wood-based panels — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Middle Africa peaked at 124,417 m3 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,273 m3, in 1993.
That places Middle Africa 29th out of 29 groups 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 Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,300 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 1,500 m3 | +15.4% |
| 1963 | 1,700 m3 | +13.3% |
| 1964 | 2,000 m3 | +17.6% |
| 1965 | 2,400 m3 | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 2,600 m3 | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 2,200 m3 | -15.4% |
| 1968 | 2,600 m3 | +18.2% |
| 1969 | 2,700 m3 | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 3,200 m3 | +18.5% |
| 1971 | 2,500 m3 | -21.9% |
| 1972 | 2,500 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,500 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,800 m3 | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 2,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3,500 m3 | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 2,500 m3 | -28.6% |
| 1978 | 2,500 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4,200 m3 | +68.0% |
| 1980 | 4,300 m3 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 3,300 m3 | -23.3% |
| 1982 | 4,300 m3 | +30.3% |
| 1983 | 4,400 m3 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 6,900 m3 | +56.8% |
| 1985 | 3,226 m3 | -53.2% |
| 1986 | 4,135 m3 | +28.2% |
| 1987 | 5,390 m3 | +30.4% |
| 1988 | 4,827 m3 | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 3,291 m3 | -31.8% |
| 1990 | 3,700 m3 | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 4,000 m3 | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 9,904 m3 | +147.6% |
| 1993 | 1,273 m3 | -87.1% |
| 1994 | 3,010 m3 | +136.4% |
| 1995 | 3,381 m3 | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 4,587 m3 | +35.7% |
| 1997 | 2,912 m3 | -36.5% |
| 1998 | 3,300 m3 | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 10,032 m3 | +204.0% |
| 2000 | 1,767 m3 | -82.4% |
| 2001 | 6,234 m3 | +252.8% |
| 2002 | 4,360 m3 | -30.1% |
| 2003 | 19,526 m3 | +347.8% |
| 2004 | 27,215 m3 | +39.4% |
| 2005 | 19,616 m3 | -27.9% |
| 2006 | 21,214 m3 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 21,242 m3 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 40,326 m3 | +89.8% |
| 2009 | 31,721 m3 | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 89,008 m3 | +180.6% |
| 2011 | 95,927 m3 | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 101,582 m3 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 124,417 m3 | +22.5% |
| 2014 | 93,344 m3 | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 38,643 m3 | -58.6% |
| 2016 | 15,972 m3 | -58.7% |
| 2017 | 24,359 m3 | +52.5% |
| 2018 | 25,878 m3 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 29,121 m3 | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 25,592 m3 | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 35,676 m3 | +39.4% |
| 2022 | 48,581 m3 | +36.2% |
| 2023 | 84,475 m3 | +73.9% |
| 2024 | 65,697 m3 | -22.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Middle Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +347.8% | 4,360 m3 | 19,526 m3 |
| 2001 | +252.8% | 1,767 m3 | 6,234 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,111 m3 | 1,300 m3 | 2,700 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,900 m3 | 2,500 m3 | 4,200 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,407 m3 | 3,226 m3 | 6,900 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,610 m3 | 1,273 m3 | 10,032 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,322 m3 | 1,767 m3 | 40,326 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,825 m3 | 15,972 m3 | 124,417 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,004 m3 | 25,592 m3 | 84,475 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 354,880 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Middle Africa?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Middle Africa was 65,697 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 124,417 m3 in 2013.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,273 m3 in 1993.
- How does Middle Africa rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Middle Africa ranks 29th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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