Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Qatar
Qatar: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 266,396 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Qatar, 1969–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood-based panels — import quantity in Qatar is 266,396 m3, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 64.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Qatar peaked at 339,654 m3 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,000 m3, in 1969.
Qatar ranks 70th 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 1,000 m3 | — |
| 1970 | 2,000 m3 | +100.0% |
| 1971 | 2,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,100 m3 | -45.0% |
| 1973 | 1,100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 7,000 m3 | +536.4% |
| 1977 | 10,000 m3 | +42.9% |
| 1978 | 13,000 m3 | +30.0% |
| 1979 | 16,000 m3 | +23.1% |
| 1980 | 18,300 m3 | +14.4% |
| 1981 | 18,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 18,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 18,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 18,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 18,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 12,437 m3 | -32.0% |
| 1987 | 13,611 m3 | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 14,517 m3 | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 14,124 m3 | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 4,530 m3 | -67.9% |
| 1991 | 4,530 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16,278 m3 | +259.3% |
| 1993 | 8,931 m3 | -45.1% |
| 1994 | 16,184 m3 | +81.2% |
| 1995 | 11,968 m3 | -26.1% |
| 1996 | 13,600 m3 | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 25,338 m3 | +86.3% |
| 1998 | 35,853 m3 | +41.5% |
| 1999 | 32,595 m3 | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 15,022 m3 | -53.9% |
| 2001 | 99,442 m3 | +562.0% |
| 2002 | 46,029 m3 | -53.7% |
| 2003 | 43,462 m3 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 65,579 m3 | +50.9% |
| 2005 | 65,579 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 122,685 m3 | +87.1% |
| 2007 | 40,513 m3 | -67.0% |
| 2008 | 124,539 m3 | +207.4% |
| 2009 | 50,964 m3 | -59.1% |
| 2010 | 165,644 m3 | +225.0% |
| 2011 | 195,532 m3 | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 223,650 m3 | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 262,616 m3 | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 268,764 m3 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 339,654 m3 | +26.4% |
| 2016 | 231,781 m3 | -31.8% |
| 2017 | 235,724 m3 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 221,046 m3 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 224,422 m3 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 242,709 m3 | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 325,217 m3 | +34.0% |
| 2022 | 260,475 m3 | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 162,175 m3 | -37.7% |
| 2024 | 266,396 m3 | +64.3% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 266,396 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 180,664 m3, 1.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 266,396 m3 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 270,304 m3, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Qatar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +562.0% | 15,022 m3 | 99,442 m3 |
| 1976 | +536.4% | 1,100 m3 | 7,000 m3 |
| 1992 | +259.3% | 4,530 m3 | 16,278 m3 |
| 2010 | +225.0% | 50,964 m3 | 165,644 m3 |
| 2008 | +207.4% | 40,513 m3 | 124,539 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,000 m3 | 1,000 m3 | 1,000 m3 | 1 |
| 1970s | 5,440 m3 | 1,100 m3 | 16,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,449 m3 | 12,437 m3 | 18,300 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,981 m3 | 4,530 m3 | 35,853 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67,381 m3 | 15,022 m3 | 124,539 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 236,883 m3 | 165,644 m3 | 339,654 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 251,394 m3 | 162,175 m3 | 325,217 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 278,556 m3 compare
- 68 Tunisia 274,627 m3 compare
- 69 Libya 274,213 m3 compare
- 71 Kyrgyzstan 263,765 m3 compare
- 72 Serbia and Montenegro 258,000 m3 compare
- 73 Slovenia 254,288 m3 compare
More environment data for Qatar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -61.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -51.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.396 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.77 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.24 % 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 0.0001 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Qatar?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Qatar was 266,396 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 339,654 m3 in 2015.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 m3 in 1969.
- How does Qatar rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Qatar ranks 70th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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