Wood charcoal — Export quantity in Namibia
Namibia: Wood charcoal — Export quantity was 132,892 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood charcoal — Export quantity in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood charcoal — export quantity in Namibia is 132,892 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — export quantity in Namibia peaked at 181,312 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20,871 t, in 2002.
That places Namibia 8th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Wood charcoal — Export quantity in Namibia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24,455 t | — |
| 2001 | 25,142 t | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 20,871 t | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 22,423 t | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 50,907 t | +127.0% |
| 2005 | 49,544 t | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 50,411 t | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 60,020 t | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 89,941 t | +49.9% |
| 2009 | 52,358 t | -41.8% |
| 2010 | 84,269 t | +60.9% |
| 2011 | 74,557 t | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 79,246 t | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 74,675 t | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 83,136 t | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 97,920 t | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 98,072 t | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 104,518 t | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 117,970 t | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 110,016 t | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 129,238 t | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 134,083 t | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 181,312 t | +35.2% |
| 2023 | 126,986 t | -30.0% |
| 2024 | 132,892 t | +4.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 132,892 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 101 t, 1315.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 132,892 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.5 t, 4089.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood charcoal — Export quantity in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +127.0% | 22,423 t | 50,907 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44,607 t | 20,871 t | 89,941 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 92,438 t | 74,557 t | 117,970 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 140,902 t | 126,986 t | 181,312 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood charcoal — export quantity in Namibia?
- Wood charcoal — export quantity in Namibia was 132,892 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood charcoal — export quantity recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 181,312 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — export quantity recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,871 t in 2002.
- How does Namibia rank for wood charcoal — export quantity?
- Namibia ranks 8th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — export quantity rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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