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 183rd out of 220 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.
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
- 180 Antigua and Barbuda 5 t compare
- 180 Mali 5 t compare
- 180 Tonga 5 t compare
- 183 Haiti 4 t compare
- 183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 t compare
- 186 Belize 3 t compare
- 186 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 3 t compare
- 186 Nauru 3 t compare
- 186 Saint Lucia 3 t compare
- 186 Timor-Leste 3 t compare
More environment data for Ghana
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1,896 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 188 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 3,041 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 5,346 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 72,677 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 93,823 t (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 183rd out of 220 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