Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Melanesia
Melanesia: Wood chips and particles — Export quantity was 177,065 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Melanesia, 1974–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood chips and particles — export quantity in Melanesia is 177,065 m3, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 88.3% on the previous year and down 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — export quantity in Melanesia peaked at 555,570 m3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9,600 m3, in 1974.
Melanesia ranks 35th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 9,600 m3 | — |
| 1975 | 68,200 m3 | +610.4% |
| 1976 | 143,000 m3 | +109.7% |
| 1977 | 170,600 m3 | +19.3% |
| 1978 | 170,000 m3 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 170,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 130,800 m3 | -23.1% |
| 1981 | 95,100 m3 | -27.3% |
| 1982 | 148,400 m3 | +56.0% |
| 1983 | 154,400 m3 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 158,300 m3 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 126,500 m3 | -20.1% |
| 1986 | 100,000 m3 | -20.9% |
| 1987 | 142,000 m3 | +42.0% |
| 1988 | 384,000 m3 | +170.4% |
| 1989 | 370,900 m3 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 334,700 m3 | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 316,700 m3 | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 384,490 m3 | +21.4% |
| 1993 | 439,509 m3 | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 402,120 m3 | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 480,000 m3 | +19.4% |
| 1996 | 429,100 m3 | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 311,600 m3 | -27.4% |
| 1998 | 400,700 m3 | +28.6% |
| 1999 | 290,100 m3 | -27.6% |
| 2000 | 343,400 m3 | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 290,400 m3 | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 310,276 m3 | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 270,090 m3 | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 327,687 m3 | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 327,687 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 432,996 m3 | +32.1% |
| 2007 | 288,769 m3 | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 134,311 m3 | -53.5% |
| 2009 | 146,136 m3 | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 291,946 m3 | +99.8% |
| 2011 | 222,414 m3 | -23.8% |
| 2012 | 221,570 m3 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 177,570 m3 | -19.9% |
| 2014 | 555,570 m3 | +212.9% |
| 2015 | 402,570 m3 | -27.5% |
| 2016 | 329,570 m3 | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 270,770 m3 | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 551,419 m3 | +103.6% |
| 2019 | 235,798 m3 | -57.2% |
| 2020 | 229,361 m3 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 304,014 m3 | +32.5% |
| 2022 | 251,134 m3 | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 94,034 m3 | -62.6% |
| 2024 | 177,065 m3 | +88.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Melanesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +610.4% | 9,600 m3 | 68,200 m3 |
| 2014 | +212.9% | 177,570 m3 | 555,570 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 121,900 m3 | 9,600 m3 | 170,600 m3 | 6 |
| 1980s | 181,040 m3 | 95,100 m3 | 384,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 378,902 m3 | 290,100 m3 | 480,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 287,175 m3 | 134,311 m3 | 432,996 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 325,920 m3 | 177,570 m3 | 555,570 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 211,122 m3 | 94,034 m3 | 304,014 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More environment data for Melanesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 52,995 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,133 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips and particles — export quantity in Melanesia?
- Wood chips and particles — export quantity in Melanesia was 177,065 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 555,570 m3 in 2014.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — export quantity recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,600 m3 in 1974.
- How does Melanesia rank for wood chips and particles — export quantity?
- Melanesia ranks 35th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — export quantity rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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