Wood charcoal — Export quantity in Kenya
Kenya: Wood charcoal — Export quantity was 26 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood charcoal — Export quantity in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 26 t for wood charcoal — export quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 23.5% on the previous year and down 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — export quantity in Kenya peaked at 58,200 t in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1 t, in 2004.
Kenya ranks 127th of 198 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 charcoal — Export quantity in Kenya, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,800 t | — |
| 1962 | 5,400 t | +92.9% |
| 1963 | 5,100 t | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 8,200 t | +60.8% |
| 1965 | 21,600 t | +163.4% |
| 1966 | 18,700 t | -13.4% |
| 1967 | 23,400 t | +25.1% |
| 1968 | 23,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 35,700 t | +52.6% |
| 1970 | 47,500 t | +33.1% |
| 1971 | 58,200 t | +22.5% |
| 1972 | 11,000 t | -81.1% |
| 1973 | 27,600 t | +150.9% |
| 1974 | 25,100 t | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 7,700 t | -69.3% |
| 1976 | 7,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 30 t | -99.6% |
| 1994 | 30 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2 t | -93.3% |
| 1996 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 146 t | +7200.0% |
| 2004 | 1 t | -99.3% |
| 2005 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 597 t | +59600.0% |
| 2007 | 431 t | -27.8% |
| 2008 | 729 t | +69.1% |
| 2009 | 729 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 470 t | -35.5% |
| 2011 | 842 t | +79.1% |
| 2012 | 357 t | -57.6% |
| 2013 | 120 t | -66.4% |
| 2014 | 85 t | -29.2% |
| 2015 | 122 t | +43.5% |
| 2016 | 139 t | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 1,177 t | +746.8% |
| 2018 | 263 t | -77.7% |
| 2019 | 8 t | -97.0% |
| 2020 | 49 t | +512.5% |
| 2021 | 74 t | +51.0% |
| 2022 | 17 t | -77.0% |
| 2023 | 34 t | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 26 t | -23.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 26 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 101 t, 26% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 26 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.5 t, 80% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood charcoal — Export quantity in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +59600.0% | 1 t | 597 t |
| 2003 | +7200.0% | 2 t | 146 t |
| 2017 | +746.8% | 139 t | 1,177 t |
| 2020 | +512.5% | 8 t | 49 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,033 t | 2,800 t | 35,700 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,790 t | 7,700 t | 58,200 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 10 t | 2 t | 30 t | 7 |
| 2000s | 264 t | 1 t | 729 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 358.3 t | 8 t | 1,177 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 40 t | 17 t | 74 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % 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 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood charcoal — export quantity in Kenya?
- Wood charcoal — export quantity in Kenya was 26 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood charcoal — export quantity recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 58,200 t in 1971.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — export quantity recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 t in 2004.
- How does Kenya rank for wood charcoal — export quantity?
- Kenya ranks 127th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — export quantity rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood charcoal — 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