Wood charcoal — Import quantity in Ghana
Ghana: Wood charcoal — Import quantity was 4 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood charcoal — Import quantity in Ghana, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 4 t for wood charcoal — import quantity in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 42.9% on the previous year and down 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — import quantity in Ghana peaked at 2,244 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4 t, in 2010.
That places Ghana 198th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood charcoal — Import quantity in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 15 t | — |
| 2005 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 t | -73.3% |
| 2011 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 68 t | +1600.0% |
| 2015 | 40 t | -41.2% |
| 2016 | 209 t | +422.5% |
| 2017 | 24 t | -88.5% |
| 2018 | 17 t | -29.2% |
| 2019 | 30 t | +76.5% |
| 2020 | 54 t | +80.0% |
| 2021 | 2,244 t | +4055.6% |
| 2022 | 77 t | -96.6% |
| 2023 | 7 t | -90.9% |
| 2024 | 4 t | -42.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 4 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49 t, 8% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 4 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28 t, 14% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood charcoal — Import quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +4055.6% | 54 t | 2,244 t |
| 2014 | +1600.0% | 4 t | 68 t |
| 2016 | +422.5% | 40 t | 209 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15 t | 15 t | 15 t | 6 |
| 2010s | 40.4 t | 4 t | 209 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 477.2 t | 4 t | 2,244 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 195 Antigua and Barbuda 5 t compare
- 195 Mali 5 t compare
- 195 Tonga 5 t compare
- 198 Haiti 4 t compare
- 198 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 t compare
- 201 Belize 3 t compare
- 201 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 3 t compare
- 201 Nauru 3 t compare
- 201 Saint Lucia 3 t compare
- 201 Timor-Leste 3 t compare
- 201 Nauru 3 t compare
- 201 East Timor 3 t compare
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 charcoal — import quantity in Ghana?
- Wood charcoal — import quantity in Ghana was 4 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood charcoal — import quantity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,244 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — import quantity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 t in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for wood charcoal — import quantity?
- Ghana ranks 198th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — import quantity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.1%. 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 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