Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity in Namibia
Namibia: Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity was 169 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 169 m3 for wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.5% on the previous year and down 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity in Namibia peaked at 2,127 m3 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 65 m3, in 2009.
Namibia ranks 119th of 227 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, particles and residues — Import quantity in Namibia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 221 m3 | — |
| 2001 | 373 m3 | +68.8% |
| 2002 | 352 m3 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 173 m3 | -50.9% |
| 2004 | 231 m3 | +33.5% |
| 2005 | 218 m3 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 284 m3 | +30.3% |
| 2007 | 685 m3 | +141.2% |
| 2008 | 234 m3 | -65.8% |
| 2009 | 65 m3 | -72.2% |
| 2010 | 149 m3 | +129.2% |
| 2011 | 141 m3 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 1,450 m3 | +928.4% |
| 2013 | 1,561 m3 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 1,253 m3 | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 2,127 m3 | +69.8% |
| 2016 | 1,900 m3 | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 1,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 122 m3 | -93.6% |
| 2020 | 297 m3 | +143.4% |
| 2021 | 174 m3 | -41.4% |
| 2022 | 85 m3 | -51.1% |
| 2023 | 108 m3 | +27.1% |
| 2024 | 169 m3 | +56.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 169 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85 m3, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 169 m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10 m3, 16.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips, particles and residues — Import quantity in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +928.4% | 141 m3 | 1,450 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 283.6 m3 | 65 m3 | 685 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,250 m3 | 122 m3 | 2,127 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 166.6 m3 | 85 m3 | 297 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity in Namibia?
- Wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity in Namibia was 169 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,127 m3 in 2015.
- What is the lowest wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65 m3 in 2009.
- How does Namibia rank for wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity?
- Namibia ranks 119th out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips, particles and residues — import quantity rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood chips, particles and residues — 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