Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Melanesia
Melanesia: Wood chips and particles — Import quantity was 2,242 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Melanesia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 2,242 m3 for wood chips and particles — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 306.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — import quantity in Melanesia peaked at 10,024 m3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2 m3, in 2000.
That places Melanesia 60th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 — Import quantity in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 m3 | — |
| 2001 | 2 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 104 m3 | +5100.0% |
| 2003 | 5 m3 | -95.2% |
| 2004 | 75 m3 | +1400.0% |
| 2005 | 75 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3,364 m3 | +4385.3% |
| 2007 | 3,917 m3 | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 970 m3 | -75.2% |
| 2009 | 970 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 695 m3 | -28.4% |
| 2011 | 632 m3 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 636 m3 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 629 m3 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 551 m3 | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 306 m3 | -44.5% |
| 2016 | 963 m3 | +214.7% |
| 2017 | 2,055 m3 | +113.4% |
| 2018 | 2,179 m3 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 7,180 m3 | +229.5% |
| 2020 | 2,282 m3 | -68.2% |
| 2021 | 10,024 m3 | +339.3% |
| 2022 | 9,208 m3 | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 2,009 m3 | -78.2% |
| 2024 | 2,242 m3 | +11.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips and particles — Import 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +5100.0% | 2 m3 | 104 m3 |
| 2006 | +4385.3% | 75 m3 | 3,364 m3 |
| 2004 | +1400.0% | 5 m3 | 75 m3 |
| 2021 | +339.3% | 2,282 m3 | 10,024 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 948.4 m3 | 2 m3 | 3,917 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,583 m3 | 306 m3 | 7,180 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,153 m3 | 2,009 m3 | 10,024 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 — import quantity in Melanesia?
- Wood chips and particles — import quantity in Melanesia was 2,242 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,024 m3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 m3 in 2000.
- How does Melanesia rank for wood chips and particles — import quantity?
- Melanesia ranks 60th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — import quantity rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 306.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 — Import 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