Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 7,983 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 7,983 m3 for wood-based panels — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 23.2% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Sierra Leone peaked at 18,218 m3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 132 m3, in 1993.
That places Sierra Leone 190th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 800 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 700 m3 | -12.5% |
| 1963 | 800 m3 | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 600 m3 | -25.0% |
| 1965 | 1,200 m3 | +100.0% |
| 1966 | 1,600 m3 | +33.3% |
| 1967 | 1,300 m3 | -18.8% |
| 1968 | 2,300 m3 | +76.9% |
| 1969 | 2,500 m3 | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 3,200 m3 | +28.0% |
| 1971 | 3,100 m3 | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 3,000 m3 | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 3,500 m3 | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 3,900 m3 | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 2,300 m3 | -41.0% |
| 1976 | 2,400 m3 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 1,400 m3 | -41.7% |
| 1978 | 1,500 m3 | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 1,400 m3 | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 1,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,000 m3 | -28.6% |
| 1984 | 400 m3 | -60.0% |
| 1985 | 400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,000 m3 | +150.0% |
| 1987 | 1,200 m3 | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 800 m3 | -33.3% |
| 1989 | 400 m3 | -50.0% |
| 1990 | 800 m3 | +100.0% |
| 1991 | 500 m3 | -37.5% |
| 1992 | 1,042 m3 | +108.4% |
| 1993 | 132 m3 | -87.3% |
| 1994 | 192 m3 | +45.5% |
| 1995 | 727 m3 | +278.6% |
| 1996 | 752 m3 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 329 m3 | -56.2% |
| 1998 | 495 m3 | +50.5% |
| 1999 | 9,550 m3 | +1829.3% |
| 2000 | 8,716 m3 | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 8,716 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8,451 m3 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 5,847 m3 | -30.8% |
| 2004 | 2,311 m3 | -60.5% |
| 2005 | 2,311 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3,141 m3 | +35.9% |
| 2007 | 5,360 m3 | +70.6% |
| 2008 | 4,505 m3 | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 2,781 m3 | -38.3% |
| 2010 | 7,658 m3 | +175.4% |
| 2011 | 5,970 m3 | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 3,738 m3 | -37.4% |
| 2013 | 4,013 m3 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 5,909 m3 | +47.2% |
| 2015 | 11,359 m3 | +92.2% |
| 2016 | 10,024 m3 | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 9,116 m3 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 5,040 m3 | -44.7% |
| 2019 | 12,718 m3 | +152.3% |
| 2020 | 18,218 m3 | +43.2% |
| 2021 | 13,866 m3 | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 3,727 m3 | -73.1% |
| 2023 | 10,393 m3 | +178.9% |
| 2024 | 7,983 m3 | -23.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 7,983 m3 is below the median for low income countries, which is 12,731 m3, 63% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 7,983 m3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,392 m3, 64% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Sierra Leone 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 | +1829.3% | 495 m3 | 9,550 m3 |
| 1995 | +278.6% | 192 m3 | 727 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,311 m3 | 600 m3 | 2,500 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,570 m3 | 1,400 m3 | 3,900 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 940 m3 | 400 m3 | 1,400 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,452 m3 | 132 m3 | 9,550 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,214 m3 | 2,311 m3 | 8,716 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,554 m3 | 3,738 m3 | 12,718 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,837 m3 | 3,727 m3 | 18,218 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.72 % 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 1.11 % 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 Sierra Leone?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Sierra Leone was 7,983 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 18,218 m3 in 2020.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 132 m3 in 1993.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Sierra Leone ranks 190th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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