Wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — Import in Malawi
Malawi: Wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — Import was 140 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — Import in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — import in Malawi is 140 1000 USD, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 13.6% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — import in Malawi peaked at 592 1000 USD in 2009 and was at its lowest, 29 1000 USD, in 2022.
That places Malawi 178th out of 236 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 products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — Import in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31 1000 USD | — |
| 2001 | 48 1000 USD | +54.8% |
| 2002 | 88 1000 USD | +83.3% |
| 2003 | 112 1000 USD | +27.3% |
| 2004 | 47 1000 USD | -58.0% |
| 2005 | 55 1000 USD | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 89 1000 USD | +61.8% |
| 2007 | 66 1000 USD | -25.8% |
| 2008 | 55 1000 USD | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 592 1000 USD | +976.4% |
| 2010 | 78 1000 USD | -86.8% |
| 2011 | 108 1000 USD | +38.5% |
| 2012 | 108 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 108 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 108 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 108 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 108 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80 1000 USD | -25.9% |
| 2018 | 80 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 69 1000 USD | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 124 1000 USD | +79.7% |
| 2021 | 241 1000 USD | +94.4% |
| 2022 | 29 1000 USD | -88.0% |
| 2023 | 162 1000 USD | +458.6% |
| 2024 | 140 1000 USD | -13.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 140 1000 USD is above the median for low income countries, which is 60 1000 USD, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 140 1000 USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 177 1000 USD, 79% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — Import in Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +976.4% | 55 1000 USD | 592 1000 USD |
| 2023 | +458.6% | 29 1000 USD | 162 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 118.3 1000 USD | 31 1000 USD | 592 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.5 1000 USD | 69 1000 USD | 108 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 139.2 1000 USD | 29 1000 USD | 241 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 175 Cook Islands 152 1000 USD compare
- 176 Antigua and Barbuda 142 1000 USD compare
- 177 Cayman Islands 141 1000 USD compare
- 179 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 133 1000 USD compare
- 180 Zimbabwe 126 1000 USD compare
- 181 Marshall Islands 121 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Malawi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.65 % 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 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — import in Malawi?
- Wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — import in Malawi was 140 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — import recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 592 1000 USD in 2009.
- What is the lowest wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — import recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 1000 USD in 2022.
- How does Malawi rank for wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — import?
- Malawi ranks 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — import rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — Import value. 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