Wood charcoal — Import quantity in United States
United States: Wood charcoal — Import quantity was 134,950 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood charcoal — Import quantity in United States, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
United States recorded 134,950 t for wood charcoal — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — import quantity in United States peaked at 183,010 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6,800 t, in 1982.
United States ranks 4th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood charcoal — Import quantity in United States, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,200 t | — |
| 1962 | 8,300 t | -9.8% |
| 1963 | 9,500 t | +14.5% |
| 1964 | 11,400 t | +20.0% |
| 1965 | 8,500 t | -25.4% |
| 1966 | 8,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 8,100 t | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 7,800 t | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 12,100 t | +55.1% |
| 1970 | 17,700 t | +46.3% |
| 1971 | 23,600 t | +33.3% |
| 1972 | 17,100 t | -27.5% |
| 1973 | 13,200 t | -22.8% |
| 1974 | 17,000 t | +28.8% |
| 1975 | 7,900 t | -53.5% |
| 1976 | 9,200 t | +16.5% |
| 1977 | 14,300 t | +55.4% |
| 1978 | 35,700 t | +149.7% |
| 1979 | 34,200 t | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 37,400 t | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 8,100 t | -78.3% |
| 1982 | 6,800 t | -16.0% |
| 1983 | 9,300 t | +36.8% |
| 1984 | 18,000 t | +93.5% |
| 1985 | 20,100 t | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 18,500 t | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 22,800 t | +23.2% |
| 1988 | 22,700 t | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 27,300 t | +20.3% |
| 1990 | 36,100 t | +32.2% |
| 1991 | 24,800 t | -31.3% |
| 1992 | 25,024 t | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 25,406 t | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 22,700 t | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 22,400 t | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 19,200 t | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 27,100 t | +41.1% |
| 1998 | 26,000 t | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 23,000 t | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 19,000 t | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 21,483 t | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 29,753 t | +38.5% |
| 2003 | 55,520 t | +86.6% |
| 2004 | 64,000 t | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 60,000 t | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 61,000 t | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 59,000 t | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 48,000 t | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 55,249 t | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 55,839 t | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 64,937 t | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 76,000 t | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 78,875 t | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 88,000 t | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 101,000 t | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 117,085 t | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 118,944 t | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 107,659 t | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 102,899 t | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 151,559 t | +47.3% |
| 2021 | 183,010 t | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 121,001 t | -33.9% |
| 2023 | 129,233 t | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 134,950 t | +4.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 134,950 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,177 t, 32.3× the median. (72 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood charcoal — Import quantity in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +149.7% | 14,300 t | 35,700 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,267 t | 7,800 t | 12,100 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,990 t | 7,900 t | 35,700 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,100 t | 6,800 t | 37,400 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,173 t | 19,200 t | 36,100 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,300 t | 19,000 t | 64,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,124 t | 55,839 t | 118,944 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 143,951 t | 121,001 t | 183,010 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 1 China 637,734 t compare
- 2 China, mainland 602,000 t compare
- 3 Saudi Arabia 181,371 t compare
- 5 South Africa 129,284 t compare
- 6 Japan 120,346 t compare
- 7 Poland 116,108 t compare
More environment data for United States
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1952 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood charcoal — import quantity in United States?
- Wood charcoal — import quantity in United States was 134,950 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood charcoal — import quantity recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 183,010 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — import quantity recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,800 t in 1982.
- How does United States rank for wood charcoal — import quantity?
- United States ranks 4th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — import quantity rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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