Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Malaysia
Malaysia: Wood chips and particles — Export quantity was 418,908 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Malaysia, 1969–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood chips and particles — export quantity in Malaysia stood at 418,908 m3.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — export quantity in Malaysia peaked at 962,000 m3 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 13,007 m3, in 1992.
Malaysia ranks 19th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 286,500 m3 | — |
| 1970 | 612,900 m3 | +113.9% |
| 1971 | 479,600 m3 | -21.7% |
| 1972 | 737,000 m3 | +53.7% |
| 1973 | 731,000 m3 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 962,000 m3 | +31.6% |
| 1975 | 906,000 m3 | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 585,000 m3 | -35.4% |
| 1977 | 715,000 m3 | +22.2% |
| 1978 | 498,000 m3 | -30.3% |
| 1979 | 282,400 m3 | -43.3% |
| 1980 | 531,600 m3 | +88.2% |
| 1981 | 562,000 m3 | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 597,900 m3 | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 597,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 400,000 m3 | -33.1% |
| 1985 | 300,000 m3 | -25.0% |
| 1986 | 200,000 m3 | -33.3% |
| 1987 | 100,000 m3 | -50.0% |
| 1988 | 100,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 80,000 m3 | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 60,000 m3 | -25.0% |
| 1991 | 21,400 m3 | -64.3% |
| 1992 | 13,007 m3 | -39.2% |
| 1993 | 15,600 m3 | +19.9% |
| 1994 | 34,600 m3 | +121.8% |
| 1995 | 76,900 m3 | +122.3% |
| 1996 | 47,100 m3 | -38.8% |
| 1997 | 54,500 m3 | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 154,000 m3 | +182.6% |
| 1999 | 376,000 m3 | +144.2% |
| 2000 | 447,000 m3 | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 350,000 m3 | -21.7% |
| 2002 | 350,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 400,000 m3 | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 209,000 m3 | -47.8% |
| 2005 | 440,461 m3 | +110.7% |
| 2006 | 430,000 m3 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 411,000 m3 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 459,000 m3 | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 305,000 m3 | -33.6% |
| 2010 | 277,000 m3 | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 73,947 m3 | -73.3% |
| 2012 | 145,291 m3 | +96.5% |
| 2013 | 474,053 m3 | +226.3% |
| 2014 | 498,916 m3 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 382,000 m3 | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 630,000 m3 | +64.9% |
| 2017 | 529,000 m3 | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 467,834 m3 | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 627,130 m3 | +34.0% |
| 2020 | 640,881 m3 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 684,187 m3 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 653,558 m3 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 438,876 m3 | -32.8% |
| 2024 | 418,908 m3 | -4.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 418,908 m3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11 m3, 38082.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 418,908 m3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,277 m3, 66.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +226.3% | 145,291 m3 | 474,053 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 286,500 m3 | 286,500 m3 | 286,500 m3 | 1 |
| 1970s | 650,890 m3 | 282,400 m3 | 962,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 346,940 m3 | 80,000 m3 | 597,900 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 85,311 m3 | 13,007 m3 | 376,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 380,146 m3 | 209,000 m3 | 459,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 410,517 m3 | 73,947 m3 | 630,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 567,282 m3 | 418,908 m3 | 684,187 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More environment data for Malaysia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.33 % 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 0.9114 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips and particles — export quantity in Malaysia?
- Wood chips and particles — export quantity in Malaysia was 418,908 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 962,000 m3 in 1974.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — export quantity recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,007 m3 in 1992.
- How does Malaysia rank for wood chips and particles — export quantity?
- Malaysia ranks 19th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — export quantity rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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