Wood-based panels — Import value in Malawi
Malawi: Wood-based panels — Import value was 3,586 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import value in Malawi, 1964–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood-based panels — import value in Malawi is 3,586 1000 USD, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 29.8% on the previous year and up 158.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import value in Malawi peaked at 3,790 1000 USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD, in 1989.
That places Malawi 194th 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 value in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 30 1000 USD | — |
| 1965 | 111 1000 USD | +270.0% |
| 1966 | 162 1000 USD | +45.9% |
| 1967 | 232 1000 USD | +43.2% |
| 1968 | 307 1000 USD | +32.3% |
| 1969 | 343 1000 USD | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 422 1000 USD | +23.0% |
| 1971 | 668 1000 USD | +58.3% |
| 1972 | 480 1000 USD | -28.1% |
| 1973 | 461 1000 USD | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 461 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,049 1000 USD | +127.5% |
| 1976 | 1,108 1000 USD | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 873 1000 USD | -21.2% |
| 1978 | 2,628 1000 USD | +201.0% |
| 1979 | 2,449 1000 USD | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 1,691 1000 USD | -31.0% |
| 1981 | 1,267 1000 USD | -25.1% |
| 1982 | 1,740 1000 USD | +37.3% |
| 1983 | 1,740 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,740 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 479 1000 USD | -72.5% |
| 1986 | 474 1000 USD | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 202 1000 USD | -57.4% |
| 1988 | 22 1000 USD | -89.1% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 USD | -100.0% |
| 1990 | 7 1000 USD | — |
| 1991 | 7 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 58 1000 USD | +728.6% |
| 1993 | 17 1000 USD | -70.7% |
| 1994 | 17 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 266 1000 USD | +1464.7% |
| 1996 | 266 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 247 1000 USD | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 247 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 361 1000 USD | +46.2% |
| 2000 | 378 1000 USD | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 378 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 381 1000 USD | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 856 1000 USD | +124.7% |
| 2004 | 746 1000 USD | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 978 1000 USD | +31.1% |
| 2006 | 898 1000 USD | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 1,391 1000 USD | +54.9% |
| 2008 | 1,556 1000 USD | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 1,844 1000 USD | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 2,034 1000 USD | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 2,907 1000 USD | +42.9% |
| 2012 | 888 1000 USD | -69.5% |
| 2013 | 3,358 1000 USD | +278.2% |
| 2014 | 1,385 1000 USD | -58.8% |
| 2015 | 1,959 1000 USD | +41.4% |
| 2016 | 806 1000 USD | -58.9% |
| 2017 | 2,008 1000 USD | +149.1% |
| 2018 | 1,953 1000 USD | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 2,698 1000 USD | +38.1% |
| 2020 | 3,048 1000 USD | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 3,790 1000 USD | +24.3% |
| 2022 | 2,245 1000 USD | -40.8% |
| 2023 | 2,762 1000 USD | +23.0% |
| 2024 | 3,586 1000 USD | +29.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 3,586 1000 USD is below the median for low income countries, which is 4,426 1000 USD, 81% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 3,586 1000 USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,140 1000 USD, 70% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import value in Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +1464.7% | 17 1000 USD | 266 1000 USD |
| 1992 | +728.6% | 7 1000 USD | 58 1000 USD |
| 2013 | +278.2% | 888 1000 USD | 3,358 1000 USD |
| 1965 | +270.0% | 30 1000 USD | 111 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 197.5 1000 USD | 30 1000 USD | 343 1000 USD | 6 |
| 1970s | 1,060 1000 USD | 422 1000 USD | 2,628 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 935.5 1000 USD | 0 1000 USD | 1,740 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 149.3 1000 USD | 7 1000 USD | 361 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 940.6 1000 USD | 378 1000 USD | 1,844 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,000 1000 USD | 806 1000 USD | 3,358 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,086 1000 USD | 2,245 1000 USD | 3,790 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 191 South Sudan 3,668 1000 USD compare
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- 196 Grenada 3,421 1000 USD compare
- 197 Sierra Leone 3,401 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Malawi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % 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 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import value in Malawi?
- Wood-based panels — import value in Malawi was 3,586 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3,790 1000 USD in 2021.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import value recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD in 1989.
- How does Malawi rank for wood-based panels — import value?
- Malawi ranks 194th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import value rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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