Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Nigeria
Nigeria: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 416,567 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Nigeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood-based panels — import quantity in Nigeria stood at 416,567 m3.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Nigeria peaked at 506,090 m3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,233 m3, in 1989.
Nigeria ranks 50th of 255 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,300 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 10,200 m3 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 9,300 m3 | -8.8% |
| 1964 | 10,100 m3 | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 10,300 m3 | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 7,307 m3 | -29.1% |
| 1967 | 6,333 m3 | -13.3% |
| 1968 | 3,459 m3 | -45.4% |
| 1969 | 7,770 m3 | +124.6% |
| 1970 | 13,019 m3 | +67.6% |
| 1971 | 13,019 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 13,019 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 14,768 m3 | +13.4% |
| 1974 | 12,546 m3 | -15.0% |
| 1975 | 33,825 m3 | +169.6% |
| 1976 | 51,000 m3 | +50.8% |
| 1977 | 123,000 m3 | +141.2% |
| 1978 | 112,800 m3 | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 112,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 163,100 m3 | +44.6% |
| 1981 | 152,100 m3 | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 124,100 m3 | -18.4% |
| 1983 | 111,600 m3 | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 22,600 m3 | -79.7% |
| 1985 | 22,600 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 22,600 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5,500 m3 | -75.7% |
| 1988 | 11,764 m3 | +113.9% |
| 1989 | 3,233 m3 | -72.5% |
| 1990 | 3,306 m3 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 3,306 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 19,303 m3 | +483.9% |
| 1993 | 9,037 m3 | -53.2% |
| 1994 | 4,561 m3 | -49.5% |
| 1995 | 12,837 m3 | +181.5% |
| 1996 | 19,920 m3 | +55.2% |
| 1997 | 11,894 m3 | -40.3% |
| 1998 | 11,894 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 89,000 m3 | +648.3% |
| 2000 | 49,300 m3 | -44.6% |
| 2001 | 73,800 m3 | +49.7% |
| 2002 | 76,001 m3 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 54,113 m3 | -28.8% |
| 2004 | 42,208 m3 | -22.0% |
| 2005 | 41,377 m3 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 80,115 m3 | +93.6% |
| 2007 | 126,104 m3 | +57.4% |
| 2008 | 113,826 m3 | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 94,279 m3 | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 168,095 m3 | +78.3% |
| 2011 | 276,873 m3 | +64.7% |
| 2012 | 199,119 m3 | -28.1% |
| 2013 | 336,198 m3 | +68.8% |
| 2014 | 284,573 m3 | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 313,964 m3 | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 297,751 m3 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 249,729 m3 | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 294,732 m3 | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 391,872 m3 | +33.0% |
| 2020 | 370,629 m3 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 506,090 m3 | +36.5% |
| 2022 | 241,635 m3 | -52.3% |
| 2023 | 389,025 m3 | +61.0% |
| 2024 | 416,567 m3 | +7.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 416,567 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,744 m3, 15.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 416,567 m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,392 m3, 33.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Nigeria 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 | +648.3% | 11,894 m3 | 89,000 m3 |
| 1992 | +483.9% | 3,306 m3 | 19,303 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,341 m3 | 3,459 m3 | 10,300 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 49,980 m3 | 12,546 m3 | 123,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 63,920 m3 | 3,233 m3 | 163,100 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,506 m3 | 3,306 m3 | 89,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75,112 m3 | 41,377 m3 | 126,104 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 281,291 m3 | 168,095 m3 | 391,872 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 384,789 m3 | 241,635 m3 | 506,090 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Nigeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.78 % 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 0.4617 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Nigeria?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Nigeria was 416,567 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 506,090 m3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,233 m3 in 1989.
- How does Nigeria rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Nigeria ranks 50th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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