Wood charcoal — Import quantity in Malta
Malta: Wood charcoal — Import quantity was 468 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood charcoal — Import quantity in Malta, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Malta recorded 468 t for wood charcoal — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — import quantity in Malta peaked at 921 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 100 t, in 1993.
Malta ranks 106th of 238 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 — Import quantity in Malta, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 146 t | — |
| 1993 | 100 t | -31.5% |
| 1994 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 200 t | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 300 t | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 350 t | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 350 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 210 t | -40.0% |
| 2002 | 200 t | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 191 t | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 150 t | -21.5% |
| 2005 | 190 t | +26.7% |
| 2006 | 255 t | +34.2% |
| 2007 | 335 t | +31.4% |
| 2008 | 308 t | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 337 t | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 249 t | -26.1% |
| 2011 | 274 t | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 318 t | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 279 t | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 383 t | +37.3% |
| 2015 | 350 t | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 213 t | -39.1% |
| 2017 | 366 t | +71.8% |
| 2018 | 245 t | -33.1% |
| 2019 | 330 t | +34.7% |
| 2020 | 450 t | +36.4% |
| 2021 | 398 t | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 921 t | +131.4% |
| 2023 | 473 t | -48.6% |
| 2024 | 468 t | -1.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 468 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,177 t, 11% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Malta's 468 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,011 t, 16% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 187 t | 100 t | 350 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 252.6 t | 150 t | 350 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 300.7 t | 213 t | 383 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 542 t | 398 t | 921 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More environment data for Malta
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8269 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood charcoal — import quantity in Malta?
- Wood charcoal — import quantity in Malta was 468 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood charcoal — import quantity recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 921 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — import quantity recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 t in 1993.
- How does Malta rank for wood charcoal — import quantity?
- Malta ranks 106th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — import quantity rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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