Wood-based panels — Production in Gabon
Gabon: Wood-based panels — Production was 110,000 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood-based panels — Production in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood-based panels — production in Gabon is 110,000 m3, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 26.7% on the previous year and up 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — production in Gabon peaked at 150,000 m3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20,000 m3, in 1992.
Gabon ranks 84th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wood-based panels — Production in Gabon, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 58,500 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 59,900 m3 | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 80,000 m3 | +33.6% |
| 1964 | 61,100 m3 | -23.6% |
| 1965 | 88,600 m3 | +45.0% |
| 1966 | 61,400 m3 | -30.7% |
| 1967 | 63,300 m3 | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 69,300 m3 | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 70,000 m3 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 71,400 m3 | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 73,700 m3 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 79,000 m3 | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 76,600 m3 | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 71,000 m3 | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 63,000 m3 | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 50,000 m3 | -20.6% |
| 1977 | 43,000 m3 | -14.0% |
| 1978 | 69,000 m3 | +60.5% |
| 1979 | 73,000 m3 | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 95,000 m3 | +30.1% |
| 1981 | 70,000 m3 | -26.3% |
| 1982 | 104,000 m3 | +48.6% |
| 1983 | 104,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 110,000 m3 | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 131,000 m3 | +19.1% |
| 1986 | 100,000 m3 | -23.7% |
| 1987 | 115,000 m3 | +15.0% |
| 1988 | 130,000 m3 | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 110,000 m3 | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 80,000 m3 | -27.3% |
| 1991 | 80,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 20,000 m3 | -75.0% |
| 1993 | 20,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 20,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 25,000 m3 | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 25,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 25,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 115,000 m3 | +360.0% |
| 1999 | 134,000 m3 | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 104,000 m3 | -22.4% |
| 2001 | 76,000 m3 | -26.9% |
| 2002 | 97,600 m3 | +28.4% |
| 2003 | 101,400 m3 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 39,900 m3 | -60.7% |
| 2005 | 146,000 m3 | +265.9% |
| 2006 | 142,000 m3 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 85,000 m3 | -40.1% |
| 2008 | 141,000 m3 | +65.9% |
| 2009 | 77,000 m3 | -45.4% |
| 2010 | 72,000 m3 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 92,000 m3 | +27.8% |
| 2012 | 64,000 m3 | -30.4% |
| 2013 | 64,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 64,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 64,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 41,000 m3 | -35.9% |
| 2019 | 46,000 m3 | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 50,117 m3 | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 74,000 m3 | +47.7% |
| 2022 | 150,000 m3 | +102.7% |
| 2023 | 150,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 110,000 m3 | -26.7% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 110,000 m3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,000 m3, 22.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 110,000 m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,000 m3, 110.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Production in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +360.0% | 25,000 m3 | 115,000 m3 |
| 2005 | +265.9% | 39,900 m3 | 146,000 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68,011 m3 | 58,500 m3 | 88,600 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 66,970 m3 | 43,000 m3 | 79,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 106,900 m3 | 70,000 m3 | 131,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 54,400 m3 | 20,000 m3 | 134,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 100,990 m3 | 39,900 m3 | 146,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,500 m3 | 41,000 m3 | 92,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 106,823 m3 | 50,117 m3 | 150,000 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % 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 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — production in Gabon?
- Wood-based panels — production in Gabon was 110,000 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — production recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 150,000 m3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — production recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,000 m3 in 1992.
- How does Gabon rank for wood-based panels — production?
- Gabon ranks 84th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — production rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood-based panels — Production. 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