Wood charcoal — Import quantity in Qatar
Qatar: Wood charcoal — Import quantity was 14,483 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood charcoal — Import quantity in Qatar, 1969–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 14,483 t for wood charcoal — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 277.4% on the previous year and up 102.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — import quantity in Qatar peaked at 14,483 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8 t, in 2004.
Qatar ranks 39th of 238 countries on this measure, 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 2,200 t | — |
| 1970 | 4,400 t | +100.0% |
| 1971 | 3,500 t | -20.5% |
| 1972 | 1,700 t | -51.4% |
| 1973 | 1,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,400 t | -17.6% |
| 1980 | 5,800 t | +314.3% |
| 1981 | 5,800 t | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5,800 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5,800 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5,800 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5,800 t | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5,800 t | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5,800 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,800 t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5,800 t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5,800 t | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5,800 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,082 t | -81.3% |
| 1993 | 313 t | -71.1% |
| 1994 | 293 t | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 2,297 t | +684.0% |
| 1996 | 1,700 t | -26.0% |
| 1997 | 1,229 t | -27.7% |
| 1998 | 1,463 t | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 1,564 t | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 1,478 t | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 3,700 t | +150.3% |
| 2002 | 1,225 t | -66.9% |
| 2003 | 94 t | -92.3% |
| 2004 | 8 t | -91.5% |
| 2005 | 8 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3,941 t | +49162.5% |
| 2007 | 1,055 t | -73.2% |
| 2008 | 5,634 t | +434.0% |
| 2009 | 718 t | -87.3% |
| 2010 | 7,857 t | +994.3% |
| 2011 | 8,689 t | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 4,481 t | -48.4% |
| 2013 | 3,740 t | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 7,153 t | +91.3% |
| 2015 | 5,534 t | -22.6% |
| 2016 | 8,701 t | +57.2% |
| 2017 | 9,744 t | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 5,891 t | -39.5% |
| 2019 | 7,726 t | +31.1% |
| 2020 | 5,732 t | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 3,901 t | -31.9% |
| 2022 | 5,243 t | +34.4% |
| 2023 | 3,838 t | -26.8% |
| 2024 | 14,483 t | +277.4% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 14,483 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,177 t, 3.5× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 14,483 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,011 t, 4.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood charcoal — Import quantity in Qatar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +49162.5% | 8 t | 3,941 t |
| 2010 | +994.3% | 718 t | 7,857 t |
| 1995 | +684.0% | 293 t | 2,297 t |
| 2008 | +434.0% | 1,055 t | 5,634 t |
| 1980 | +314.3% | 1,400 t | 5,800 t |
| 2024 | +277.4% | 3,838 t | 14,483 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,200 t | 2,200 t | 2,200 t | 1 |
| 1970s | 2,120 t | 1,400 t | 4,400 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,800 t | 5,800 t | 5,800 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,154 t | 293 t | 5,800 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,786 t | 8 t | 5,634 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,952 t | 3,740 t | 9,744 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,639 t | 3,838 t | 14,483 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Qatar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -61.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -51.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.396 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.77 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.24 % 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 0.0001 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.79 % 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 Qatar?
- Wood charcoal — import quantity in Qatar was 14,483 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood charcoal — import quantity recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 14,483 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — import quantity recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 t in 2004.
- How does Qatar rank for wood charcoal — import quantity?
- Qatar ranks 39th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — import quantity rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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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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