Wood-based panels — Import value in Kenya
Kenya: Wood-based panels — Import value was 64,190 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import value in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 64,190 1000 USD for wood-based panels — import value in 2024.
That represents a change of up 27.9% on the previous year and up 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import value in Kenya peaked at 70,196 1000 USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, 438 1000 USD, in 1992.
That places Kenya 85th 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 value in Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 487 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 557 1000 USD | +14.4% |
| 1963 | 633 1000 USD | +13.6% |
| 1964 | 740 1000 USD | +16.9% |
| 1965 | 651 1000 USD | -12.0% |
| 1966 | 976 1000 USD | +49.9% |
| 1967 | 1,014 1000 USD | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 1,225 1000 USD | +20.8% |
| 1969 | 1,468 1000 USD | +19.8% |
| 1970 | 1,897 1000 USD | +29.2% |
| 1971 | 2,379 1000 USD | +25.4% |
| 1972 | 1,838 1000 USD | -22.7% |
| 1973 | 1,812 1000 USD | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 2,506 1000 USD | +38.3% |
| 1975 | 944 1000 USD | -62.3% |
| 1976 | 1,337 1000 USD | +41.6% |
| 1977 | 2,306 1000 USD | +72.5% |
| 1978 | 2,495 1000 USD | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 1,874 1000 USD | -24.9% |
| 1980 | 1,245 1000 USD | -33.6% |
| 1981 | 1,801 1000 USD | +44.7% |
| 1982 | 998 1000 USD | -44.6% |
| 1983 | 910 1000 USD | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 855 1000 USD | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 917 1000 USD | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 950 1000 USD | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 496 1000 USD | -47.8% |
| 1988 | 769 1000 USD | +55.0% |
| 1989 | 1,330 1000 USD | +73.0% |
| 1990 | 1,810 1000 USD | +36.1% |
| 1991 | 1,810 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 438 1000 USD | -75.8% |
| 1993 | 651 1000 USD | +48.6% |
| 1994 | 683 1000 USD | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 1,440 1000 USD | +110.8% |
| 1996 | 1,368 1000 USD | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 1,216 1000 USD | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 1,467 1000 USD | +20.6% |
| 1999 | 1,467 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,467 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,635 1000 USD | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 748 1000 USD | -54.3% |
| 2003 | 2,663 1000 USD | +256.0% |
| 2004 | 5,439 1000 USD | +104.2% |
| 2005 | 3,483 1000 USD | -36.0% |
| 2006 | 4,440 1000 USD | +27.5% |
| 2007 | 5,845 1000 USD | +31.6% |
| 2008 | 10,460 1000 USD | +79.0% |
| 2009 | 11,063 1000 USD | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 15,777 1000 USD | +42.6% |
| 2011 | 21,351 1000 USD | +35.3% |
| 2012 | 29,267 1000 USD | +37.1% |
| 2013 | 24,349 1000 USD | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 37,798 1000 USD | +55.2% |
| 2015 | 40,810 1000 USD | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 46,797 1000 USD | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 61,235 1000 USD | +30.9% |
| 2018 | 64,126 1000 USD | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 58,582 1000 USD | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 64,827 1000 USD | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 70,196 1000 USD | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 50,788 1000 USD | -27.6% |
| 2023 | 50,198 1000 USD | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 64,190 1000 USD | +27.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 64,190 1000 USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,901 1000 USD, 5.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 64,190 1000 USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,140 1000 USD, 12.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import value in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +256.0% | 748 1000 USD | 2,663 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 861.22 1000 USD | 487 1000 USD | 1,468 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,939 1000 USD | 944 1000 USD | 2,506 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,027 1000 USD | 496 1000 USD | 1,801 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,235 1000 USD | 438 1000 USD | 1,810 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,724 1000 USD | 748 1000 USD | 11,063 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,009 1000 USD | 15,777 1000 USD | 64,126 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,040 1000 USD | 50,198 1000 USD | 70,196 1000 USD | 5 |
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More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % 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 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import value in Kenya?
- Wood-based panels — import value in Kenya was 64,190 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import value recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 70,196 1000 USD in 2021.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import value recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 438 1000 USD in 1992.
- How does Kenya rank for wood-based panels — import value?
- Kenya ranks 85th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import value rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood-based panels — Import value. 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