Wood charcoal — Import quantity in Mongolia
Mongolia: Wood charcoal — Import quantity was 43 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood charcoal — Import quantity in Mongolia, 1997–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood charcoal — import quantity in Mongolia is 43 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 59.3% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — import quantity in Mongolia peaked at 88 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2 t, in 2008.
That places Mongolia 148th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10 t | — |
| 1998 | 10 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9 t | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 9 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 t | -77.8% |
| 2009 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31 t | +1450.0% |
| 2012 | 15 t | -51.6% |
| 2013 | 15 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32 t | +113.3% |
| 2015 | 36 t | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 88 t | +144.4% |
| 2017 | 50 t | -43.2% |
| 2018 | 40 t | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 75 t | +87.5% |
| 2020 | 21 t | -72.0% |
| 2021 | 44 t | +109.5% |
| 2022 | 62 t | +40.9% |
| 2023 | 27 t | -56.5% |
| 2024 | 43 t | +59.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 43 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 443.5 t, 10% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 43 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 51.5 t, 83% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood charcoal — Import quantity in Mongolia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +1450.0% | 2 t | 31 t |
| 2016 | +144.4% | 36 t | 88 t |
| 2014 | +113.3% | 15 t | 32 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 t | 10 t | 10 t | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.6 t | 2 t | 9 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4 t | 2 t | 88 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.4 t | 21 t | 62 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 145 Turks and Caicos Islands 48 t compare
- 146 Sierra Leone 47 t compare
- 147 New Caledonia 44 t compare
- 149 Benin 38 t compare
- 149 Congo 38 t compare
- 149 Tunisia 38 t compare
More environment data for Mongolia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.602 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.37 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 11.35 % 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 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood charcoal — import quantity in Mongolia?
- Wood charcoal — import quantity in Mongolia was 43 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood charcoal — import quantity recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 88 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — import quantity recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 t in 2008.
- How does Mongolia rank for wood charcoal — import quantity?
- Mongolia ranks 148th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — import quantity rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia 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