Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 9,469 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 9,469 m3 for wood-based panels — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Papua New Guinea peaked at 18,103 m3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 400 m3, in 1976.
That places Papua New Guinea 184th 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,557 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 4,071 m3 | -26.7% |
| 1963 | 5,171 m3 | +27.0% |
| 1964 | 4,234 m3 | -18.1% |
| 1965 | 7,800 m3 | +84.2% |
| 1966 | 12,100 m3 | +55.1% |
| 1967 | 12,100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 12,200 m3 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 12,500 m3 | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 3,200 m3 | -74.4% |
| 1971 | 2,800 m3 | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 1,900 m3 | -32.1% |
| 1973 | 1,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,500 m3 | -21.1% |
| 1975 | 700 m3 | -53.3% |
| 1976 | 400 m3 | -42.9% |
| 1977 | 400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,382 m3 | +495.5% |
| 1993 | 611 m3 | -74.3% |
| 1994 | 705 m3 | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 415 m3 | -41.1% |
| 1996 | 1,817 m3 | +337.8% |
| 1997 | 1,517 m3 | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 1,100 m3 | -27.5% |
| 1999 | 1,900 m3 | +72.7% |
| 2000 | 2,000 m3 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 1,000 m3 | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 600 m3 | -40.0% |
| 2003 | 694 m3 | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 1,946 m3 | +180.4% |
| 2005 | 2,197 m3 | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 4,013 m3 | +82.7% |
| 2007 | 2,977 m3 | -25.8% |
| 2008 | 3,459 m3 | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 6,823 m3 | +97.3% |
| 2010 | 8,562 m3 | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 12,313 m3 | +43.8% |
| 2012 | 16,722 m3 | +35.8% |
| 2013 | 13,229 m3 | -20.9% |
| 2014 | 18,103 m3 | +36.8% |
| 2015 | 11,128 m3 | -38.5% |
| 2016 | 7,078 m3 | -36.4% |
| 2017 | 7,353 m3 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 4,641 m3 | -36.9% |
| 2019 | 5,539 m3 | +19.3% |
| 2020 | 10,445 m3 | +88.6% |
| 2021 | 8,561 m3 | -18.0% |
| 2022 | 5,257 m3 | -38.6% |
| 2023 | 8,825 m3 | +67.9% |
| 2024 | 9,469 m3 | +7.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 9,469 m3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,744 m3, 35% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 9,469 m3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19,960 m3, 47% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +495.5% | 400 m3 | 2,382 m3 |
| 1996 | +337.8% | 415 m3 | 1,817 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,415 m3 | 4,071 m3 | 12,500 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,360 m3 | 400 m3 | 3,200 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 400 m3 | 400 m3 | 400 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,125 m3 | 400 m3 | 2,382 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,571 m3 | 600 m3 | 6,823 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,467 m3 | 4,641 m3 | 18,103 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,511 m3 | 5,257 m3 | 10,445 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 181 Cuba 10,513 m3 compare
- 182 Czechoslovakia 10,500 m3 compare
- 183 Ethiopia 9,863 m3 compare
- 185 Sudan (former) 8,470 m3 compare
- 186 Micronesia 8,297 m3 compare
- 187 Eswatini 8,229 m3 compare
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9266 % 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 0.6032 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Papua New Guinea?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Papua New Guinea was 9,469 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 18,103 m3 in 2014.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 400 m3 in 1976.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 184th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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