Wood-based panels — Import value in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Wood-based panels — Import value was 25,781 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import value in Middle Africa, 1961–2024
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 Middle Africa is 25,781 1000 USD, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 29.6% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import value in Middle Africa peaked at 64,660 1000 USD in 2014 and was at its lowest, 202 1000 USD, in 1961.
Middle Africa ranks 29th 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 Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 202 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 290 1000 USD | +43.6% |
| 1963 | 376 1000 USD | +29.7% |
| 1964 | 416 1000 USD | +10.6% |
| 1965 | 483 1000 USD | +16.1% |
| 1966 | 583 1000 USD | +20.7% |
| 1967 | 560 1000 USD | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 726 1000 USD | +29.6% |
| 1969 | 729 1000 USD | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 832 1000 USD | +14.1% |
| 1971 | 703 1000 USD | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 750 1000 USD | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 749 1000 USD | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 880 1000 USD | +17.5% |
| 1975 | 884 1000 USD | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 1,560 1000 USD | +76.5% |
| 1977 | 1,140 1000 USD | -26.9% |
| 1978 | 1,142 1000 USD | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1,716 1000 USD | +50.3% |
| 1980 | 1,860 1000 USD | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 1,477 1000 USD | -20.6% |
| 1982 | 1,826 1000 USD | +23.6% |
| 1983 | 1,803 1000 USD | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 1,728 1000 USD | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 1,482 1000 USD | -14.2% |
| 1986 | 1,847 1000 USD | +24.6% |
| 1987 | 2,447 1000 USD | +32.5% |
| 1988 | 2,177 1000 USD | -11.0% |
| 1989 | 1,553 1000 USD | -28.7% |
| 1990 | 2,093 1000 USD | +34.8% |
| 1991 | 2,210 1000 USD | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 4,135 1000 USD | +87.1% |
| 1993 | 684 1000 USD | -83.5% |
| 1994 | 2,465 1000 USD | +260.4% |
| 1995 | 2,868 1000 USD | +16.3% |
| 1996 | 2,472 1000 USD | -13.8% |
| 1997 | 1,507 1000 USD | -39.0% |
| 1998 | 1,409 1000 USD | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 694 1000 USD | -50.7% |
| 2000 | 561 1000 USD | -19.2% |
| 2001 | 769 1000 USD | +37.1% |
| 2002 | 889 1000 USD | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 21,473 1000 USD | +2315.4% |
| 2004 | 26,771 1000 USD | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 7,162 1000 USD | -73.2% |
| 2006 | 6,619 1000 USD | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 16,655 1000 USD | +151.6% |
| 2008 | 35,025 1000 USD | +110.3% |
| 2009 | 29,905 1000 USD | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 33,044 1000 USD | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 48,536 1000 USD | +46.9% |
| 2012 | 48,562 1000 USD | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 56,870 1000 USD | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 64,660 1000 USD | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 26,186 1000 USD | -59.5% |
| 2016 | 10,940 1000 USD | -58.2% |
| 2017 | 14,406 1000 USD | +31.7% |
| 2018 | 15,384 1000 USD | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 14,832 1000 USD | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 13,583 1000 USD | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 16,905 1000 USD | +24.5% |
| 2022 | 25,519 1000 USD | +51.0% |
| 2023 | 36,598 1000 USD | +43.4% |
| 2024 | 25,781 1000 USD | -29.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import value in Middle Africa 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 | +2315.4% | 889 1000 USD | 21,473 1000 USD |
| 1994 | +260.4% | 684 1000 USD | 2,465 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 485 1000 USD | 202 1000 USD | 729 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,036 1000 USD | 703 1000 USD | 1,716 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,820 1000 USD | 1,477 1000 USD | 2,447 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,054 1000 USD | 684 1000 USD | 4,135 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,583 1000 USD | 561 1000 USD | 35,025 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,342 1000 USD | 10,940 1000 USD | 64,660 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,677 1000 USD | 13,583 1000 USD | 36,598 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 354,880 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — import value in Middle Africa?
- Wood-based panels — import value in Middle Africa was 25,781 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 64,660 1000 USD in 2014.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import value recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 202 1000 USD in 1961.
- How does Middle Africa rank for wood-based panels — import value?
- Middle Africa ranks 29th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import value rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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