Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Palau
Palau: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 825 m3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Palau, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Palau recorded 825 m3 for wood-based panels — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 103.7% on the previous year and up 123.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Palau peaked at 1,436 m3 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 143 m3, in 2012.
Palau ranks 236th of 255 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Palau, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,436 m3 | — |
| 1993 | 1,276 m3 | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 1,089 m3 | -14.7% |
| 1995 | 1,004 m3 | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 1,004 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,004 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,004 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,004 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,004 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,004 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,004 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,004 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,004 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,004 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,004 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,004 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,004 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,004 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,004 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,004 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 143 m3 | -85.8% |
| 2013 | 180 m3 | +25.9% |
| 2014 | 370 m3 | +105.6% |
| 2015 | 362 m3 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 249 m3 | -31.2% |
| 2017 | 600 m3 | +141.0% |
| 2018 | 586 m3 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 639 m3 | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 333 m3 | -47.9% |
| 2021 | 529 m3 | +58.9% |
| 2022 | 240 m3 | -54.6% |
| 2023 | 405 m3 | +68.8% |
| 2024 | 825 m3 | +103.7% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 825 m3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 180,664 m3, 0% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Palau's 825 m3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19,960 m3, 4% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Palau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +141.0% | 249 m3 | 600 m3 |
| 2014 | +105.6% | 180 m3 | 370 m3 |
| 2024 | +103.7% | 405 m3 | 825 m3 |
| 2012 | -85.8% | 1,004 m3 | 143 m3 |
| 2023 | +68.8% | 240 m3 | 405 m3 |
| 2021 | +58.9% | 333 m3 | 529 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,103 m3 | 1,004 m3 | 1,436 m3 | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,004 m3 | 1,004 m3 | 1,004 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 513.7 m3 | 143 m3 | 1,004 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 466.4 m3 | 240 m3 | 825 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 233 Guam 1,035 m3 compare
- 234 Gabon 954 m3 compare
- 235 Guinea-Bissau 916 m3 compare
- 237 Ethiopia PDR 659 m3
- 238 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 495 m3 compare
- 239 Sao Tome and Principe 434 m3 compare
More environment data for Palau
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 14.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 5 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 6.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.51 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Palau?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Palau was 825 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1,436 m3 in 1992.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 143 m3 in 2012.
- How does Palau rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Palau ranks 236th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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