Wood charcoal — Import quantity in Brazil
Brazil: Wood charcoal — Import quantity was 49,107 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood charcoal — Import quantity in Brazil, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 49,107 t for wood charcoal — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 46.1% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — import quantity in Brazil peaked at 124,188 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 347 t, in 1993.
That places Brazil 25th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood charcoal — Import quantity in Brazil, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 459 t | — |
| 1993 | 347 t | -24.4% |
| 1994 | 6,600 t | +1802.0% |
| 1995 | 7,400 t | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 7,600 t | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 7,600 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9,500 t | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 9,500 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20,000 t | +110.5% |
| 2001 | 18,200 t | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 18,000 t | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 18,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6,100 t | -66.1% |
| 2005 | 6,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17,200 t | +182.0% |
| 2007 | 31,800 t | +84.9% |
| 2008 | 100,000 t | +214.5% |
| 2009 | 84,762 t | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 124,188 t | +46.5% |
| 2011 | 110,460 t | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 77,354 t | -30.0% |
| 2013 | 38,833 t | -49.8% |
| 2014 | 41,256 t | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 12,613 t | -69.4% |
| 2016 | 3,990 t | -68.4% |
| 2017 | 6,189 t | +55.1% |
| 2018 | 14,767 t | +138.6% |
| 2019 | 22,733 t | +53.9% |
| 2020 | 12,344 t | -45.7% |
| 2021 | 25,816 t | +109.1% |
| 2022 | 31,104 t | +20.5% |
| 2023 | 33,603 t | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 49,107 t | +46.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 49,107 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 443.5 t, 110.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 49,107 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48 t, 1023.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood charcoal — Import quantity in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +1802.0% | 347 t | 6,600 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,126 t | 347 t | 9,500 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 32,016 t | 6,100 t | 100,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,238 t | 3,990 t | 124,188 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,395 t | 12,344 t | 49,107 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % 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 -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood charcoal — import quantity in Brazil?
- Wood charcoal — import quantity in Brazil was 49,107 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood charcoal — import quantity recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 124,188 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — import quantity recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 347 t in 1993.
- How does Brazil rank for wood charcoal — import quantity?
- Brazil ranks 25th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — import quantity rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood charcoal — 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