Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Ghana
Ghana: Wood-based panels — Import quantity was 73,599 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import quantity in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 73,599 m3 for wood-based panels — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 688.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import quantity in Ghana peaked at 103,998 m3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 m3, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 108th of 255 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 — Import quantity in Ghana, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,500 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 1,500 m3 | -40.0% |
| 1963 | 600 m3 | -60.0% |
| 1964 | 500 m3 | -16.7% |
| 1965 | 1,300 m3 | +160.0% |
| 1966 | 600 m3 | -53.8% |
| 1967 | 100 m3 | -83.3% |
| 1992 | 988 m3 | +888.0% |
| 1993 | 882 m3 | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 638 m3 | -27.7% |
| 1995 | 900 m3 | +41.1% |
| 1996 | 900 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 700 m3 | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 700 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100 m3 | -85.7% |
| 2000 | 0 m3 | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2002 | 140 m3 | — |
| 2003 | 441 m3 | +215.0% |
| 2004 | 1,488 m3 | +237.4% |
| 2005 | 1,448 m3 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1,434 m3 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,929 m3 | +34.5% |
| 2008 | 3,222 m3 | +67.0% |
| 2009 | 701 m3 | -78.2% |
| 2010 | 7,604 m3 | +984.7% |
| 2011 | 5,520 m3 | -27.4% |
| 2012 | 6,450 m3 | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 7,630 m3 | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 9,333 m3 | +22.3% |
| 2015 | 10,129 m3 | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 15,138 m3 | +49.5% |
| 2017 | 25,410 m3 | +67.9% |
| 2018 | 33,949 m3 | +33.6% |
| 2019 | 33,507 m3 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 64,007 m3 | +91.0% |
| 2021 | 103,998 m3 | +62.5% |
| 2022 | 54,098 m3 | -48.0% |
| 2023 | 65,037 m3 | +20.2% |
| 2024 | 73,599 m3 | +13.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 73,599 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,744 m3, 2.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 73,599 m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,392 m3, 5.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +984.7% | 701 m3 | 7,604 m3 |
| 1992 | +888.0% | 100 m3 | 988 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,014 m3 | 100 m3 | 2,500 m3 | 7 |
| 1990s | 726 m3 | 100 m3 | 988 m3 | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,080 m3 | 0 m3 | 3,222 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,467 m3 | 5,520 m3 | 33,949 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72,148 m3 | 54,098 m3 | 103,998 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 105 Tajikistan 79,488 m3 compare
- 106 China, Hong Kong SAR 76,882 m3 compare
- 107 Uruguay 76,275 m3 compare
- 109 Costa Rica 71,396 m3 compare
- 110 Albania 71,162 m3 compare
- 111 Panama 70,903 m3 compare
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 — import quantity in Ghana?
- Wood-based panels — import quantity in Ghana was 73,599 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 103,998 m3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import quantity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 m3 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for wood-based panels — import quantity?
- Ghana ranks 108th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import quantity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 688.6%. 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 — 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