Wood-based panels — Production in Zambia
Zambia: Wood-based panels — Production was 21,000 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood-based panels — Production in Zambia, 1972–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood-based panels — production in Zambia is 21,000 m3, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — production in Zambia peaked at 21,000 m3 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,700 m3, in 1972.
Zambia ranks 109th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Wood-based panels — Production in Zambia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1,700 m3 | — |
| 1973 | 4,100 m3 | +141.2% |
| 1974 | 4,100 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4,000 m3 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 3,000 m3 | -25.0% |
| 1977 | 3,700 m3 | +23.3% |
| 1978 | 3,700 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3,700 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3,700 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3,700 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3,000 m3 | -18.9% |
| 1983 | 7,500 m3 | +150.0% |
| 1984 | 6,000 m3 | -20.0% |
| 1985 | 7,600 m3 | +26.7% |
| 1986 | 6,800 m3 | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 5,500 m3 | -19.1% |
| 1988 | 8,600 m3 | +56.4% |
| 1989 | 17,000 m3 | +97.7% |
| 1990 | 16,700 m3 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 16,900 m3 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 16,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 16,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 16,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 16,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21,000 m3 | +24.3% |
| 2016 | 21,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21,000 m3 | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 21,000 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,000 m3, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 21,000 m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,000 m3, 21.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,500 m3 | 1,700 m3 | 4,100 m3 | 8 |
| 1980s | 6,940 m3 | 3,000 m3 | 17,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,880 m3 | 16,700 m3 | 16,900 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,900 m3 | 16,900 m3 | 16,900 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,950 m3 | 16,900 m3 | 21,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,000 m3 | 21,000 m3 | 21,000 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % 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 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — production in Zambia?
- Wood-based panels — production in Zambia was 21,000 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — production recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 21,000 m3 in 2015.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — production recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,700 m3 in 1972.
- How does Zambia rank for wood-based panels — production?
- Zambia ranks 109th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — production rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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