Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Tonga
Tonga: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 2,193 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Tonga, 1984–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood-based panels — import quantity in Tonga stood at 2,193 m3.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Tonga peaked at 2,987 m3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 192 m3, in 2002.
Tonga ranks 224th of 255 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Tonga, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1,300 m3 | — |
| 1985 | 1,300 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,700 m3 | +30.8% |
| 1987 | 1,700 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,700 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 700 m3 | -58.8% |
| 1990 | 900 m3 | +28.6% |
| 1991 | 900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,115 m3 | +23.9% |
| 1993 | 1,134 m3 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1,256 m3 | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 626 m3 | -50.2% |
| 1996 | 541 m3 | -13.6% |
| 1997 | 253 m3 | -53.2% |
| 1998 | 861 m3 | +240.3% |
| 1999 | 1,400 m3 | +62.6% |
| 2000 | 1,147 m3 | -18.1% |
| 2001 | 1,147 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 192 m3 | -83.3% |
| 2003 | 213 m3 | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 1,146 m3 | +438.0% |
| 2005 | 1,146 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,993 m3 | +73.9% |
| 2007 | 310 m3 | -84.4% |
| 2008 | 627 m3 | +102.3% |
| 2009 | 518 m3 | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 1,167 m3 | +125.3% |
| 2011 | 1,212 m3 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 955 m3 | -21.2% |
| 2013 | 795 m3 | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 1,879 m3 | +136.4% |
| 2015 | 1,278 m3 | -32.0% |
| 2016 | 1,419 m3 | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 1,439 m3 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 2,216 m3 | +54.0% |
| 2019 | 1,799 m3 | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 2,144 m3 | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 2,987 m3 | +39.3% |
| 2022 | 1,707 m3 | -42.9% |
| 2023 | 1,900 m3 | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 2,193 m3 | +15.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2,193 m3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94,621 m3, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2,193 m3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19,960 m3, 11% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Tonga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +438.0% | 213 m3 | 1,146 m3 |
| 1998 | +240.3% | 253 m3 | 861 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,400 m3 | 700 m3 | 1,700 m3 | 6 |
| 1990s | 898.6 m3 | 253 m3 | 1,400 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 843.9 m3 | 192 m3 | 1,993 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,416 m3 | 795 m3 | 2,216 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,186 m3 | 1,707 m3 | 2,987 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More environment data for Tonga
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % 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 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Tonga?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Tonga was 2,193 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2,987 m3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 192 m3 in 2002.
- How does Tonga rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Tonga ranks 224th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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