Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Wood chips and particles — Export quantity was 6,170 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Eastern Africa, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 6,170 m3 for wood chips and particles — export quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 109.9% on the previous year and down 93.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — export quantity in Eastern Africa peaked at 90,517 m3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12 m3, in 1993.
Eastern Africa ranks 24th 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 chips and particles — Export quantity in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 12 m3 | — |
| 1994 | 12 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,080 m3 | +50566.7% |
| 2000 | 45 m3 | -99.3% |
| 2001 | 45 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 47 m3 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 661 m3 | +1306.4% |
| 2004 | 8,268 m3 | +1150.8% |
| 2005 | 8,268 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,883 m3 | -65.1% |
| 2007 | 627 m3 | -78.3% |
| 2008 | 1,876 m3 | +199.2% |
| 2009 | 324 m3 | -82.7% |
| 2010 | 1,719 m3 | +430.6% |
| 2011 | 2,827 m3 | +64.5% |
| 2012 | 2,206 m3 | -22.0% |
| 2013 | 82,975 m3 | +3661.3% |
| 2014 | 90,517 m3 | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 79,162 m3 | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 1,160 m3 | -98.5% |
| 2017 | 63,157 m3 | +5344.6% |
| 2018 | 814 m3 | -98.7% |
| 2019 | 788 m3 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 1,209 m3 | +53.4% |
| 2021 | 1,857 m3 | +53.6% |
| 2022 | 1,755 m3 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 2,939 m3 | +67.5% |
| 2024 | 6,170 m3 | +109.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Eastern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +50566.7% | 12 m3 | 6,080 m3 |
| 2017 | +5344.6% | 1,160 m3 | 63,157 m3 |
| 2013 | +3661.3% | 2,206 m3 | 82,975 m3 |
| 2003 | +1306.4% | 47 m3 | 661 m3 |
| 2004 | +1150.8% | 661 m3 | 8,268 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 878.86 m3 | 12 m3 | 6,080 m3 | 7 |
| 2000s | 2,304 m3 | 45 m3 | 8,268 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,532 m3 | 788 m3 | 90,517 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,786 m3 | 1,209 m3 | 6,170 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 21 France 357,177 m3 compare
- 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 343,000 m3 compare
- 22 United Kingdom 343,000 m3 compare
- 24 Belgium 327,360 m3 compare
- 25 Croatia 289,470 m3 compare
- 26 Slovakia 281,766 m3 compare
- 27 Belgium-Luxembourg 268,000 m3 compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 97,059 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 4.52 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 17.17 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 17.47 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips and particles — export quantity in Eastern Africa?
- Wood chips and particles — export quantity in Eastern Africa was 6,170 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood chips and particles — export quantity recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 90,517 m3 in 2014.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — export quantity recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 m3 in 1993.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for wood chips and particles — export quantity?
- Eastern Africa ranks 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — export quantity rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood chips and particles — Export quantity. 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