Wood-based panels — Import value in Ghana
Ghana: Wood-based panels — Import value was 40,059 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Import value in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 40,059 1000 USD for wood-based panels — import value in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 555.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — import value in Ghana peaked at 40,059 1000 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 97th 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 value in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 204 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 108 1000 USD | -47.1% |
| 1963 | 45 1000 USD | -58.3% |
| 1964 | 49 1000 USD | +8.9% |
| 1965 | 82 1000 USD | +67.3% |
| 1966 | 35 1000 USD | -57.3% |
| 1967 | 6 1000 USD | -82.9% |
| 1992 | 184 1000 USD | +2966.7% |
| 1993 | 212 1000 USD | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 184 1000 USD | -13.2% |
| 1995 | 189 1000 USD | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 189 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 151 1000 USD | -20.1% |
| 1998 | 151 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 61 1000 USD | -59.6% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 USD | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 USD | — |
| 2002 | 127 1000 USD | — |
| 2003 | 377 1000 USD | +196.9% |
| 2004 | 821 1000 USD | +117.8% |
| 2005 | 856 1000 USD | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 831 1000 USD | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1,074 1000 USD | +29.2% |
| 2008 | 1,635 1000 USD | +52.2% |
| 2009 | 308 1000 USD | -81.2% |
| 2010 | 8,033 1000 USD | +2508.1% |
| 2011 | 2,439 1000 USD | -69.6% |
| 2012 | 2,434 1000 USD | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2,977 1000 USD | +22.3% |
| 2014 | 6,111 1000 USD | +105.3% |
| 2015 | 6,478 1000 USD | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 7,075 1000 USD | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 8,915 1000 USD | +26.0% |
| 2018 | 13,645 1000 USD | +53.1% |
| 2019 | 13,797 1000 USD | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 21,788 1000 USD | +57.9% |
| 2021 | 36,855 1000 USD | +69.2% |
| 2022 | 31,802 1000 USD | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 35,596 1000 USD | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 40,059 1000 USD | +12.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 40,059 1000 USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,901 1000 USD, 3.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 40,059 1000 USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,140 1000 USD, 7.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Import value 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +2966.7% | 6 1000 USD | 184 1000 USD |
| 2010 | +2508.1% | 308 1000 USD | 8,033 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.57 1000 USD | 6 1000 USD | 204 1000 USD | 7 |
| 1990s | 165.12 1000 USD | 61 1000 USD | 212 1000 USD | 8 |
| 2000s | 602.9 1000 USD | 0 1000 USD | 1,635 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,190 1000 USD | 2,434 1000 USD | 13,797 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,220 1000 USD | 21,788 1000 USD | 40,059 1000 USD | 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 — import value in Ghana?
- Wood-based panels — import value in Ghana was 40,059 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — import value recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 40,059 1000 USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — import value recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for wood-based panels — import value?
- Ghana ranks 97th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — import value rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 555.5%. 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 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