Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 2,369 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Vanuatu, 1967–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood-based panels — import quantity in Vanuatu stood at 2,369 m3.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 94.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Vanuatu peaked at 3,310 m3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 60 m3, in 1995.
That places Vanuatu 222nd out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 100 m3 | — |
| 1968 | 1,500 m3 | +1400.0% |
| 1969 | 2,027 m3 | +35.1% |
| 1970 | 2,027 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3,153 m3 | +55.6% |
| 1972 | 2,225 m3 | -29.4% |
| 1973 | 2,225 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,350 m3 | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 1,205 m3 | -48.7% |
| 1976 | 1,205 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,205 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,205 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,400 m3 | +16.2% |
| 1980 | 1,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 700 m3 | -50.0% |
| 1982 | 600 m3 | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 600 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 600 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 500 m3 | -16.7% |
| 1986 | 500 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 500 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 381 m3 | -23.8% |
| 1989 | 145 m3 | -61.9% |
| 1990 | 250 m3 | +72.4% |
| 1991 | 250 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 191 m3 | -23.6% |
| 1993 | 232 m3 | +21.5% |
| 1994 | 142 m3 | -38.8% |
| 1995 | 60 m3 | -57.7% |
| 1996 | 366 m3 | +510.0% |
| 1997 | 428 m3 | +16.9% |
| 1998 | 425 m3 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 946 m3 | +122.6% |
| 2000 | 1,520 m3 | +60.7% |
| 2001 | 1,450 m3 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 1,413 m3 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 822 m3 | -41.8% |
| 2004 | 412 m3 | -49.9% |
| 2005 | 475 m3 | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 1,362 m3 | +186.7% |
| 2007 | 1,924 m3 | +41.3% |
| 2008 | 2,032 m3 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 948 m3 | -53.3% |
| 2010 | 1,462 m3 | +54.2% |
| 2011 | 2,035 m3 | +39.2% |
| 2012 | 1,613 m3 | -20.7% |
| 2013 | 2,938 m3 | +82.1% |
| 2014 | 1,221 m3 | -58.4% |
| 2015 | 1,947 m3 | +59.5% |
| 2016 | 2,152 m3 | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 1,736 m3 | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 1,832 m3 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 2,706 m3 | +47.7% |
| 2020 | 2,463 m3 | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 3,310 m3 | +34.4% |
| 2022 | 1,345 m3 | -59.4% |
| 2023 | 2,631 m3 | +95.6% |
| 2024 | 2,369 m3 | -10.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 2,369 m3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,744 m3, 9% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 2,369 m3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19,960 m3, 12% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +1400.0% | 100 m3 | 1,500 m3 |
| 1996 | +510.0% | 60 m3 | 366 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,209 m3 | 100 m3 | 2,027 m3 | 3 |
| 1970s | 1,820 m3 | 1,205 m3 | 3,153 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 592.6 m3 | 145 m3 | 1,400 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 329 m3 | 60 m3 | 946 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,236 m3 | 412 m3 | 2,032 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,964 m3 | 1,221 m3 | 2,938 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,424 m3 | 1,345 m3 | 3,310 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Vanuatu
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.53 % 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 -2.35 % 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 Vanuatu?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Vanuatu was 2,369 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 3,310 m3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 m3 in 1995.
- How does Vanuatu rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Vanuatu ranks 222nd out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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