Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Wood chips and particles — Export quantity was 1 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Papua New Guinea, 1974–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1 m3 for wood chips and particles — export quantity in 2024.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — export quantity in Papua New Guinea peaked at 232,300 m3 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 m3, in 2019.
That places Papua New Guinea 132nd out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Papua New Guinea, 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 | 101,000 m3 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 200,000 m3 | +98.0% |
| 1989 | 232,300 m3 | +16.2% |
| 1990 | 191,000 m3 | -17.8% |
| 1991 | 93,100 m3 | -51.3% |
| 1992 | 82,258 m3 | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 90,509 m3 | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 93,420 m3 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 98,000 m3 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 73,300 m3 | -25.2% |
| 1997 | 70,600 m3 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 97,700 m3 | +38.4% |
| 1999 | 76,100 m3 | -22.1% |
| 2000 | 84,400 m3 | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 84,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 95,000 m3 | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 95,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 95,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 95,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 95,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 47,000 m3 | -50.5% |
| 2008 | 18,000 m3 | -61.7% |
| 2009 | 41,000 m3 | +127.8% |
| 2010 | 41,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10,460 m3 | -74.5% |
| 2012 | 5,630 m3 | -46.2% |
| 2013 | 5,630 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5,630 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,630 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5,630 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5,630 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5,630 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0 m3 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2021 | 1 m3 | — |
| 2022 | 1 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 m3 | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1 m3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20 m3, 5% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1 m3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,277 m3, 0% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips and particles — Export quantity in Papua New Guinea 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 |
| 2009 | +127.8% | 18,000 m3 | 41,000 m3 |
| 1976 | +109.7% | 68,200 m3 | 143,000 m3 |
| 2019 | -100.0% | 5,630 m3 | 0 m3 |
| 1988 | +98.0% | 101,000 m3 | 200,000 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 121,900 m3 | 9,600 m3 | 170,600 m3 | 6 |
| 1980s | 144,680 m3 | 95,100 m3 | 232,300 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 96,599 m3 | 70,600 m3 | 191,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,980 m3 | 18,000 m3 | 95,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,087 m3 | 0 m3 | 41,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8 m3 | 0 m3 | 1 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9266 % 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 0.6032 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips and particles — export quantity in Papua New Guinea?
- Wood chips and particles — export quantity in Papua New Guinea was 1 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 232,300 m3 in 1989.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — export quantity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 m3 in 2019.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for wood chips and particles — export quantity?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — export quantity rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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