Wood residues — Import quantity in Namibia
Namibia: Wood residues — Import quantity was 28 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood residues — Import quantity in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood residues — import quantity in Namibia is 28 m3, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.2% on the previous year and down 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood residues — import quantity in Namibia peaked at 1,868 m3 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1 m3, in 2007.
Namibia ranks 113th of 222 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 residues — Import quantity in Namibia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98 m3 | — |
| 2001 | 235 m3 | +139.8% |
| 2002 | 207 m3 | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 16 m3 | -92.3% |
| 2004 | 28 m3 | +75.0% |
| 2005 | 12 m3 | -57.1% |
| 2006 | 14 m3 | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 1 m3 | -92.9% |
| 2008 | 16 m3 | +1500.0% |
| 2009 | 52 m3 | +225.0% |
| 2010 | 92 m3 | +76.9% |
| 2011 | 40 m3 | -56.5% |
| 2012 | 589 m3 | +1372.5% |
| 2013 | 577 m3 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 124 m3 | -78.5% |
| 2015 | 1,357 m3 | +994.4% |
| 2016 | 1,868 m3 | +37.7% |
| 2017 | 1,868 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,868 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53 m3 | -97.2% |
| 2020 | 161 m3 | +203.8% |
| 2021 | 158 m3 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 2 m3 | -98.7% |
| 2023 | 53 m3 | +2550.0% |
| 2024 | 28 m3 | -47.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 28 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.5 m3, 3.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 28 m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3 m3, 9.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +2550.0% | 2 m3 | 53 m3 |
| 2008 | +1500.0% | 1 m3 | 16 m3 |
| 2012 | +1372.5% | 40 m3 | 589 m3 |
| 2015 | +994.4% | 124 m3 | 1,357 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.9 m3 | 1 m3 | 235 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 843.6 m3 | 40 m3 | 1,868 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4 m3 | 2 m3 | 161 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 110 Sudan (former) 36 m3 compare
- 111 Polynesia 34 m3 compare
- 112 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30 m3 compare
- 113 Eswatini 28 m3 compare
- 115 Cayman Islands 25 m3 compare
- 115 Cook Islands 25 m3 compare
- 115 New Zealand 25 m3 compare
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 residues — import quantity in Namibia?
- Wood residues — import quantity in Namibia was 28 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood residues — import quantity recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,868 m3 in 2016.
- What is the lowest wood residues — import quantity recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 m3 in 2007.
- How does Namibia rank for wood residues — import quantity?
- Namibia ranks 113th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood residues — import quantity rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.4%. 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 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