Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Malawi
Malawi: Wood chips and particles — Export quantity was 4 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Malawi, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 4 m3 for wood chips and particles — export quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 95.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — export quantity in Malawi peaked at 90 m3 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2 m3, in 2002.
Malawi ranks 122nd of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 m3 | — |
| 2003 | 2 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 m3 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 4 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 39 m3 | +875.0% |
| 2007 | 56 m3 | +43.6% |
| 2008 | 25 m3 | -55.4% |
| 2009 | 56 m3 | +124.0% |
| 2010 | 6 m3 | -89.3% |
| 2011 | 90 m3 | +1400.0% |
| 2012 | 90 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 m3 | -95.6% |
| 2019 | 4 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 m3 | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 4 m3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 3 m3, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 4 m3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29 m3, 14% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5 m3 | 2 m3 | 56 m3 | 8 |
| 2010s | 64.4 m3 | 4 m3 | 90 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 m3 | 4 m3 | 4 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 119 Cyprus 5 m3 compare
- 119 Libya 5 m3 compare
- 119 Sudan (former) 5 m3 compare
- 122 United Arab Emirates 4 m3 compare
- 124 Guatemala 2 m3 compare
- 124 Kazakhstan 2 m3 compare
- 124 Kenya 2 m3 compare
- 124 North Macedonia 2 m3 compare
- 124 Republic of Korea 2 m3 compare
- 124 Saudi Arabia 2 m3 compare
- 124 Sierra Leone 2 m3 compare
- 124 Yemen 2 m3 compare
More environment data for Malawi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % 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 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips and particles — export quantity in Malawi?
- Wood chips and particles — export quantity in Malawi was 4 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 90 m3 in 2011.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — export quantity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 m3 in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for wood chips and particles — export quantity?
- Malawi ranks 122nd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — export quantity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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