Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Ghana
Ghana: Wood-based panels — Export quantity was 24,510 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood-based panels — export quantity in Ghana stood at 24,510 m3.
That represents a change of down 50.4% on the previous year and down 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — export quantity in Ghana peaked at 146,958 m3 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 100 m3, in 1981.
Ghana ranks 79th of 253 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-based panels — Export quantity in Ghana, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,100 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 12,300 m3 | +200.0% |
| 1963 | 13,800 m3 | +12.2% |
| 1964 | 14,200 m3 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 11,700 m3 | -17.6% |
| 1966 | 13,600 m3 | +16.2% |
| 1967 | 10,600 m3 | -22.1% |
| 1968 | 7,900 m3 | -25.5% |
| 1969 | 18,900 m3 | +139.2% |
| 1970 | 21,700 m3 | +14.8% |
| 1971 | 12,400 m3 | -42.9% |
| 1972 | 16,700 m3 | +34.7% |
| 1973 | 46,900 m3 | +180.8% |
| 1974 | 16,300 m3 | -65.2% |
| 1975 | 17,700 m3 | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 17,300 m3 | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 1,900 m3 | -89.0% |
| 1978 | 1,800 m3 | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 1,800 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,500 m3 | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 100 m3 | -93.3% |
| 1982 | 300 m3 | +200.0% |
| 1983 | 900 m3 | +200.0% |
| 1984 | 200 m3 | -77.8% |
| 1985 | 900 m3 | +350.0% |
| 1986 | 700 m3 | -22.2% |
| 1987 | 1,400 m3 | +100.0% |
| 1988 | 1,500 m3 | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 1,000 m3 | -33.3% |
| 1990 | 1,900 m3 | +90.0% |
| 1991 | 1,400 m3 | -26.3% |
| 1992 | 518 m3 | -63.0% |
| 1993 | 2,800 m3 | +440.5% |
| 1994 | 1,200 m3 | -57.1% |
| 1995 | 3,800 m3 | +216.7% |
| 1996 | 19,100 m3 | +402.6% |
| 1997 | 26,000 m3 | +36.1% |
| 1998 | 12,000 m3 | -53.8% |
| 1999 | 25,000 m3 | +108.3% |
| 2000 | 47,000 m3 | +88.0% |
| 2001 | 53,000 m3 | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 90,280 m3 | +70.3% |
| 2003 | 80,190 m3 | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 74,454 m3 | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 70,226 m3 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 111,998 m3 | +59.5% |
| 2007 | 139,586 m3 | +24.6% |
| 2008 | 146,958 m3 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 34,365 m3 | -76.6% |
| 2010 | 52,837 m3 | +53.8% |
| 2011 | 45,127 m3 | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 47,681 m3 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 29,702 m3 | -37.7% |
| 2014 | 57,236 m3 | +92.7% |
| 2015 | 50,948 m3 | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 17,944 m3 | -64.8% |
| 2017 | 24,783 m3 | +38.1% |
| 2018 | 18,777 m3 | -24.2% |
| 2019 | 26,329 m3 | +40.2% |
| 2020 | 26,569 m3 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 30,828 m3 | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 41,743 m3 | +35.4% |
| 2023 | 49,386 m3 | +18.3% |
| 2024 | 24,510 m3 | -50.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 24,510 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,925 m3, 6.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 24,510 m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 234 m3, 104.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Export quantity in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +440.5% | 518 m3 | 2,800 m3 |
| 1996 | +402.6% | 3,800 m3 | 19,100 m3 |
| 1985 | +350.0% | 200 m3 | 900 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,900 m3 | 4,100 m3 | 18,900 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,450 m3 | 1,800 m3 | 46,900 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 850 m3 | 100 m3 | 1,500 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,372 m3 | 518 m3 | 26,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 84,806 m3 | 34,365 m3 | 146,958 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,136 m3 | 17,944 m3 | 57,236 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,607 m3 | 24,510 m3 | 49,386 m3 | 5 |
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More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -27.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.72 % 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 0.8796 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood-based panels — export quantity in Ghana?
- Wood-based panels — export quantity in Ghana was 24,510 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 146,958 m3 in 2008.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — export quantity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 m3 in 1981.
- How does Ghana rank for wood-based panels — export quantity?
- Ghana ranks 79th out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — export quantity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood-based panels — Export 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