Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate in Africa
Africa: Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate was 2.91 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate in Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Africa recorded 2.91 % change on previous year for wood-based panels — production, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 146.1% on the previous year and down 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — production, annual growth rate in Africa peaked at 36.96 % change on previous year in 1994 and was at its lowest, -20.64 % change on previous year, in 1993.
That places Africa 17th out of 30 groups 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 — Production, annual growth rate in Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 22.08 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 22.95 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 9.01 % change on previous year | -60.7% |
| 1965 | 9.01 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6002 % change on previous year | -93.3% |
| 1967 | 8.92 % change on previous year | +1386.9% |
| 1968 | 3.78 % change on previous year | -57.6% |
| 1969 | 25.54 % change on previous year | +575.3% |
| 1970 | 14.9 % change on previous year | -41.7% |
| 1971 | 23.58 % change on previous year | +58.3% |
| 1972 | 19.65 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 1973 | -4.34 % change on previous year | -122.1% |
| 1974 | -4.64 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 1975 | -2.76 % change on previous year | -40.5% |
| 1976 | 4.33 % change on previous year | -256.7% |
| 1977 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -62.3% |
| 1978 | 2.1 % change on previous year | +29.0% |
| 1979 | 9.58 % change on previous year | +356.0% |
| 1980 | 7.06 % change on previous year | -26.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0347 % change on previous year | -99.5% |
| 1982 | 10.06 % change on previous year | +28887.1% |
| 1983 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -66.8% |
| 1984 | 2.71 % change on previous year | -19.1% |
| 1985 | 5.23 % change on previous year | +93.5% |
| 1986 | -6.75 % change on previous year | -229.0% |
| 1987 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -127.8% |
| 1988 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1989 | -5.83 % change on previous year | -420.5% |
| 1990 | -7.67 % change on previous year | +31.6% |
| 1991 | -2.07 % change on previous year | -73.0% |
| 1992 | 6.54 % change on previous year | -415.8% |
| 1993 | -20.64 % change on previous year | -415.7% |
| 1994 | 36.96 % change on previous year | -279.1% |
| 1995 | 8.71 % change on previous year | -76.4% |
| 1996 | -0.8319 % change on previous year | -109.5% |
| 1997 | 11.47 % change on previous year | -1478.8% |
| 1998 | -2.62 % change on previous year | -122.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2528 % change on previous year | -109.7% |
| 2000 | -3.84 % change on previous year | -1618.7% |
| 2001 | 34.23 % change on previous year | -991.8% |
| 2002 | 5.9 % change on previous year | -82.8% |
| 2003 | -3.25 % change on previous year | -155.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6765 % change on previous year | -120.8% |
| 2005 | -17.09 % change on previous year | -2625.8% |
| 2006 | 11.73 % change on previous year | -168.6% |
| 2007 | 5.9 % change on previous year | -49.7% |
| 2008 | 11.68 % change on previous year | +97.8% |
| 2009 | -19.92 % change on previous year | -270.6% |
| 2010 | -1.77 % change on previous year | -91.1% |
| 2011 | 7.48 % change on previous year | -522.3% |
| 2012 | 16.63 % change on previous year | +122.4% |
| 2013 | -2.33 % change on previous year | -114.0% |
| 2014 | 15.18 % change on previous year | -752.2% |
| 2015 | 6.69 % change on previous year | -56.0% |
| 2016 | 16.77 % change on previous year | +150.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8147 % change on previous year | -95.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9641 % change on previous year | +18.3% |
| 2019 | 3.22 % change on previous year | +234.4% |
| 2020 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 7.12 % change on previous year | +144.8% |
| 2022 | 11.36 % change on previous year | +59.7% |
| 2023 | -6.32 % change on previous year | -155.6% |
| 2024 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -146.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +28887.1% | 0.0347 % change on previous year | 10.06 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | -2625.8% | 0.6765 % change on previous year | -17.09 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | -1618.7% | 0.2528 % change on previous year | -3.84 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +1478.8% | -0.8319 % change on previous year | 11.47 % change on previous year |
| 1967 | +1386.9% | 0.6002 % change on previous year | 8.92 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | +991.8% | -3.84 % change on previous year | 34.23 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.74 % change on previous year | 0.6002 % change on previous year | 25.54 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 6.4 % change on previous year | -4.64 % change on previous year | 23.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 % change on previous year | -6.75 % change on previous year | 10.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.01 % change on previous year | -20.64 % change on previous year | 36.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6 % change on previous year | -19.92 % change on previous year | 34.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.36 % change on previous year | -2.33 % change on previous year | 16.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6 % change on previous year | -6.32 % change on previous year | 11.36 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 14 Spain 10.36 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Austria 10.3 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Ukraine 9.38 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Slovakia 9.12 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Thailand 8.48 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Croatia 8.48 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Estonia 7 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 26.92 million m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 11.21 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 66.41 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 39.12 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 9.31 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — production, annual growth rate in Africa?
- Wood-based panels — production, annual growth rate in Africa was 2.91 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood-based panels — production, annual growth rate recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 36.96 % change on previous year in 1994.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — production, annual growth rate recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.64 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does Africa rank for wood-based panels — production, annual growth rate?
- Africa ranks 17th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Wood-based panels — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Wood-based panels — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Wood-based panels — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.