Wood-based panels — Import value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Wood-based panels — Import value was 410,371 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
In 2024, wood-based panels — import value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 410,371 1000 USD.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 555,707 1000 USD in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,632 1000 USD, in 1961.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 25th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood-based panels — Import value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,632 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 1,843 1000 USD | +12.9% |
| 1963 | 2,694 1000 USD | +46.2% |
| 1964 | 3,388 1000 USD | +25.8% |
| 1965 | 4,196 1000 USD | +23.8% |
| 1966 | 5,144 1000 USD | +22.6% |
| 1967 | 5,271 1000 USD | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 5,669 1000 USD | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 6,426 1000 USD | +13.4% |
| 1970 | 7,318 1000 USD | +13.9% |
| 1971 | 8,617 1000 USD | +17.8% |
| 1972 | 17,353 1000 USD | +101.4% |
| 1973 | 24,603 1000 USD | +41.8% |
| 1974 | 29,999 1000 USD | +21.9% |
| 1975 | 30,168 1000 USD | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 33,040 1000 USD | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 32,982 1000 USD | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 35,510 1000 USD | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 38,943 1000 USD | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 39,927 1000 USD | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 43,770 1000 USD | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 44,182 1000 USD | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 41,029 1000 USD | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 40,213 1000 USD | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 35,005 1000 USD | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 16,896 1000 USD | -51.7% |
| 1987 | 18,945 1000 USD | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 17,572 1000 USD | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 14,972 1000 USD | -14.8% |
| 1990 | 14,540 1000 USD | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 11,502 1000 USD | -20.9% |
| 1992 | 35,987 1000 USD | +212.9% |
| 1993 | 20,061 1000 USD | -44.3% |
| 1994 | 19,842 1000 USD | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 36,359 1000 USD | +83.2% |
| 1996 | 33,871 1000 USD | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 35,005 1000 USD | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 42,102 1000 USD | +20.3% |
| 1999 | 40,854 1000 USD | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 38,046 1000 USD | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 50,779 1000 USD | +33.5% |
| 2002 | 48,583 1000 USD | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 76,286 1000 USD | +57.0% |
| 2004 | 87,103 1000 USD | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 91,871 1000 USD | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 111,761 1000 USD | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 148,332 1000 USD | +32.7% |
| 2008 | 209,619 1000 USD | +41.3% |
| 2009 | 215,615 1000 USD | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 257,802 1000 USD | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 287,396 1000 USD | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 352,480 1000 USD | +22.6% |
| 2013 | 391,864 1000 USD | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 465,391 1000 USD | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 394,212 1000 USD | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 454,980 1000 USD | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 539,997 1000 USD | +18.7% |
| 2018 | 515,146 1000 USD | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 555,707 1000 USD | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 484,207 1000 USD | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 503,695 1000 USD | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 451,741 1000 USD | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 445,595 1000 USD | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 410,371 1000 USD | -7.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +212.9% | 11,502 1000 USD | 35,987 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,029 1000 USD | 1,632 1000 USD | 6,426 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 25,853 1000 USD | 7,318 1000 USD | 38,943 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,251 1000 USD | 14,972 1000 USD | 44,182 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,012 1000 USD | 11,502 1000 USD | 42,102 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 107,800 1000 USD | 38,046 1000 USD | 215,615 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 421,498 1000 USD | 257,802 1000 USD | 555,707 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 459,122 1000 USD | 410,371 1000 USD | 503,695 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Wood-based panels — import value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 410,371 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 555,707 1000 USD in 2019.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import value recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,632 1000 USD in 1961.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for wood-based panels — import value?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import value rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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