Wood-based panels — Production in Ghana
Ghana: Wood-based panels — Production was 32,466 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood-based panels — Production in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 32,466 m3 for wood-based panels — production in 2024.
The figure is down 27.4% on the previous year and down 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood-based panels — production in Ghana peaked at 221,000 m3 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7,800 m3, in 1961.
That places Ghana 105th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 — Production in Ghana, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,800 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 15,700 m3 | +101.3% |
| 1963 | 19,500 m3 | +24.2% |
| 1964 | 14,200 m3 | -27.2% |
| 1965 | 19,800 m3 | +39.4% |
| 1966 | 28,800 m3 | +45.5% |
| 1967 | 26,800 m3 | -6.9% |
| 1968 | 27,100 m3 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 25,200 m3 | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 33,300 m3 | +32.1% |
| 1971 | 41,200 m3 | +23.7% |
| 1972 | 49,100 m3 | +19.2% |
| 1973 | 53,200 m3 | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 59,000 m3 | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 40,000 m3 | -32.2% |
| 1976 | 59,000 m3 | +47.5% |
| 1977 | 54,800 m3 | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 47,500 m3 | -13.3% |
| 1979 | 45,500 m3 | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 56,500 m3 | +24.2% |
| 1981 | 50,500 m3 | -10.6% |
| 1982 | 46,500 m3 | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 34,500 m3 | -25.8% |
| 1984 | 33,500 m3 | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 26,000 m3 | -22.4% |
| 1986 | 30,000 m3 | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 30,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 30,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 27,000 m3 | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 34,000 m3 | +25.9% |
| 1991 | 38,000 m3 | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 35,000 m3 | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 35,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 26,000 m3 | -25.7% |
| 1995 | 38,000 m3 | +46.2% |
| 1996 | 38,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 68,000 m3 | +78.9% |
| 1998 | 79,000 m3 | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 83,000 m3 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 98,000 m3 | +18.1% |
| 2001 | 122,000 m3 | +24.5% |
| 2002 | 112,000 m3 | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 113,000 m3 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 135,000 m3 | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 128,000 m3 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 136,000 m3 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 181,000 m3 | +33.1% |
| 2008 | 221,000 m3 | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 199,000 m3 | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 170,890 m3 | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 178,890 m3 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 180,890 m3 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 183,890 m3 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 183,890 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 187,890 m3 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 187,890 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 188,000 m3 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 188,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 188,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 136,014 m3 | -27.7% |
| 2021 | 145,000 m3 | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 145,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 44,740 m3 | -69.1% |
| 2024 | 32,466 m3 | -27.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 32,466 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,000 m3, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 32,466 m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,000 m3, 32.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood-based panels — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +101.3% | 7,800 m3 | 15,700 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,544 m3 | 7,800 m3 | 28,800 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 48,260 m3 | 33,300 m3 | 59,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,450 m3 | 26,000 m3 | 56,500 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 47,400 m3 | 26,000 m3 | 83,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 144,500 m3 | 98,000 m3 | 221,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 183,823 m3 | 170,890 m3 | 188,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100,644 m3 | 32,466 m3 | 145,000 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 — production in Ghana?
- Wood-based panels — production in Ghana was 32,466 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood-based panels — production recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 221,000 m3 in 2008.
- What is the lowest wood-based panels — production recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,800 m3 in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for wood-based panels — production?
- Ghana ranks 105th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood-based panels — production rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.3%. 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 — Production. 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