Wood-based panels — Production in Western Africa
Western Africa: Wood-based panels — Production was 413,750 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Production in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 413,750 m3 for wood-based panels — production in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — production in Western Africa peaked at 516,419 m3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28,800 m3, in 1961.
Western Africa ranks 27th of 30 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 — Production in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28,800 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 49,000 m3 | +70.1% |
| 1963 | 56,800 m3 | +15.9% |
| 1964 | 56,200 m3 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 59,800 m3 | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 62,100 m3 | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 61,000 m3 | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 68,400 m3 | +12.1% |
| 1969 | 72,000 m3 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 79,500 m3 | +10.4% |
| 1971 | 115,300 m3 | +45.0% |
| 1972 | 135,000 m3 | +17.1% |
| 1973 | 145,000 m3 | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 156,600 m3 | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 143,500 m3 | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 188,000 m3 | +31.0% |
| 1977 | 199,800 m3 | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 209,000 m3 | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 219,000 m3 | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 227,600 m3 | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 241,900 m3 | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 242,300 m3 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 243,500 m3 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 242,500 m3 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 213,000 m3 | -12.2% |
| 1986 | 179,000 m3 | -16.0% |
| 1987 | 180,000 m3 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 188,000 m3 | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 176,200 m3 | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 181,000 m3 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 183,000 m3 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 189,000 m3 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 183,800 m3 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 173,400 m3 | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 199,000 m3 | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 182,000 m3 | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 272,000 m3 | +49.5% |
| 1998 | 319,000 m3 | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 267,000 m3 | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 303,000 m3 | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 328,000 m3 | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 313,000 m3 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 270,000 m3 | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 292,000 m3 | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 331,000 m3 | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 360,300 m3 | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 399,700 m3 | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 439,600 m3 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 415,373 m3 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 384,057 m3 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 460,433 m3 | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 383,290 m3 | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 371,790 m3 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 453,890 m3 | +22.1% |
| 2015 | 455,890 m3 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 491,043 m3 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 452,976 m3 | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 452,976 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 492,676 m3 | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 498,123 m3 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 516,419 m3 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 508,916 m3 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 426,024 m3 | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 413,750 m3 | -2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Production in Western 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +70.1% | 28,800 m3 | 49,000 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57,122 m3 | 28,800 m3 | 72,000 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 159,070 m3 | 79,500 m3 | 219,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 213,400 m3 | 176,200 m3 | 243,500 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 214,920 m3 | 173,400 m3 | 319,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 345,197 m3 | 270,000 m3 | 439,600 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 439,902 m3 | 371,790 m3 | 492,676 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 472,646 m3 | 413,750 m3 | 516,419 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 24 Belgium-Luxembourg 3.31 million m3 compare
- 25 Chile 2.94 million m3 compare
- 26 Austria 2.91 million m3 compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.91 million m3 compare
- 27 United Kingdom 2.91 million m3 compare
- 29 Malaysia 2.90 million m3 compare
- 30 Australia and New Zealand 2.67 million m3 compare
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 355,916 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — production in Western Africa?
- Wood-based panels — production in Western Africa was 413,750 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — production recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 516,419 m3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — production recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,800 m3 in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for wood-based panels — production?
- Western Africa ranks 27th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — production rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa 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