Wood, pulp and paper products (export/import) — Import value in Malawi
Malawi: Wood, pulp and paper products (export/import) — Import value was 86,880 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood, pulp and paper products (export/import) — Import value in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood, pulp and paper products (export/import) — import value in Malawi is 86,880 1000 USD, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood, pulp and paper products (export/import) — import value in Malawi peaked at 86,880 1000 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13,194 1000 USD, in 2002.
That places Malawi 164th out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Wood, pulp and paper products (export/import) — Import value in Malawi, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14,436 1000 USD | — |
| 2001 | 14,048 1000 USD | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 13,194 1000 USD | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 32,533 1000 USD | +146.6% |
| 2004 | 33,376 1000 USD | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 28,140 1000 USD | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 33,151 1000 USD | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 36,357 1000 USD | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 47,323 1000 USD | +30.2% |
| 2009 | 66,717 1000 USD | +41.0% |
| 2010 | 64,822 1000 USD | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 73,378 1000 USD | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 57,985 1000 USD | -21.0% |
| 2013 | 66,860 1000 USD | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 69,889 1000 USD | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 62,616 1000 USD | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 58,932 1000 USD | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 51,452 1000 USD | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 55,125 1000 USD | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 66,455 1000 USD | +20.6% |
| 2020 | 64,105 1000 USD | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 61,118 1000 USD | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 44,203 1000 USD | -27.7% |
| 2023 | 77,991 1000 USD | +76.4% |
| 2024 | 86,880 1000 USD | +11.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 86,880 1000 USD is above the median for low income countries, which is 84,232 1000 USD, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 86,880 1000 USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85,909 1000 USD, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood, pulp and paper products (export/import) — Import value 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +146.6% | 13,194 1000 USD | 32,533 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31,928 1000 USD | 13,194 1000 USD | 66,717 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,751 1000 USD | 51,452 1000 USD | 73,378 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,859 1000 USD | 44,203 1000 USD | 86,880 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 161 Papua New Guinea 95,259 1000 USD compare
- 162 Afghanistan 93,691 1000 USD compare
- 163 Barbados 88,933 1000 USD compare
- 165 Haiti 86,652 1000 USD compare
- 166 Burkina Faso 85,909 1000 USD compare
- 167 Rwanda 85,778 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, pulp and paper products (export/import) — import value in Malawi?
- Wood, pulp and paper products (export/import) — import value in Malawi was 86,880 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood, pulp and paper products (export/import) — import value recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 86,880 1000 USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood, pulp and paper products (export/import) — import value recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,194 1000 USD in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for wood, pulp and paper products (export/import) — import value?
- Malawi ranks 164th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood, pulp and paper products (export/import) — import value rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood, pulp and paper products (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