Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 28,968 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 28,968 m3 for wood-based panels — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 80,072 m3 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 900 m3, in 1997.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 139th 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,500 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 3,800 m3 | -55.3% |
| 1963 | 6,000 m3 | +57.9% |
| 1964 | 3,600 m3 | -40.0% |
| 1965 | 5,000 m3 | +38.9% |
| 1966 | 11,953 m3 | +139.1% |
| 1967 | 6,511 m3 | -45.5% |
| 1968 | 6,305 m3 | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 8,605 m3 | +36.5% |
| 1970 | 10,605 m3 | +23.2% |
| 1971 | 12,305 m3 | +16.0% |
| 1972 | 14,305 m3 | +16.3% |
| 1973 | 7,805 m3 | -45.4% |
| 1974 | 5,000 m3 | -35.9% |
| 1975 | 4,500 m3 | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 8,600 m3 | +91.1% |
| 1977 | 14,600 m3 | +69.8% |
| 1978 | 16,200 m3 | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 33,900 m3 | +109.3% |
| 1980 | 47,100 m3 | +38.9% |
| 1981 | 47,100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 78,700 m3 | +67.1% |
| 1983 | 69,000 m3 | -12.3% |
| 1984 | 33,300 m3 | -51.7% |
| 1985 | 31,700 m3 | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 57,000 m3 | +79.8% |
| 1987 | 39,800 m3 | -30.2% |
| 1988 | 28,300 m3 | -28.9% |
| 1989 | 29,400 m3 | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 42,800 m3 | +45.6% |
| 1991 | 23,200 m3 | -45.8% |
| 1992 | 16,934 m3 | -27.0% |
| 1993 | 18,097 m3 | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 16,500 m3 | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 22,300 m3 | +35.2% |
| 1996 | 21,300 m3 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 900 m3 | -95.8% |
| 1998 | 2,700 m3 | +200.0% |
| 1999 | 40,500 m3 | +1400.0% |
| 2000 | 15,200 m3 | -62.5% |
| 2001 | 29,000 m3 | +90.8% |
| 2002 | 40,606 m3 | +40.0% |
| 2003 | 34,456 m3 | -15.1% |
| 2004 | 44,817 m3 | +30.1% |
| 2005 | 49,180 m3 | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 60,098 m3 | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 57,466 m3 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 80,072 m3 | +39.3% |
| 2009 | 55,684 m3 | -30.5% |
| 2010 | 43,425 m3 | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 45,778 m3 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 45,052 m3 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 54,657 m3 | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 45,965 m3 | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 49,475 m3 | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 35,786 m3 | -27.7% |
| 2017 | 40,305 m3 | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 36,217 m3 | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 41,649 m3 | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 33,169 m3 | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 34,630 m3 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 29,216 m3 | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 31,468 m3 | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 28,968 m3 | -7.9% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 28,968 m3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 180,664 m3, 16% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 28,968 m3 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,464 m3, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Trinidad and Tobago 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 | +1400.0% | 2,700 m3 | 40,500 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,697 m3 | 3,600 m3 | 11,953 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,782 m3 | 4,500 m3 | 33,900 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 46,140 m3 | 28,300 m3 | 78,700 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,523 m3 | 900 m3 | 42,800 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,658 m3 | 15,200 m3 | 80,072 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,831 m3 | 35,786 m3 | 54,657 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,490 m3 | 28,968 m3 | 34,630 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0051 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.79 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 1.37 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import quantity in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Trinidad and Tobago was 28,968 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 80,072 m3 in 2008.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 900 m3 in 1997.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 139th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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