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Wood charcoal — Import quantity in World

World: Wood charcoal — Import quantity was 3.04 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3.04 million t
Change on year
down 11.1%
Rank
1st
of 29 groups
All-time high
3.46 million t
in 2022
All-time low
206,300 t
in 1967
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Wood charcoal — Import quantity in World, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

World recorded 3.04 million t for wood charcoal — import quantity in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wood charcoal — import quantity in World peaked at 3.46 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 206,300 t, in 1967.

World ranks 1st of 29 groups 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 World, year by year

Year t Change
1961 295,400 t —
1962 271,500 t -8.1%
1963 247,258 t -8.9%
1964 246,200 t -0.4%
1965 261,500 t +6.2%
1966 219,600 t -16.0%
1967 206,300 t -6.1%
1968 212,600 t +3.1%
1969 234,333 t +10.2%
1970 254,658 t +8.7%
1971 261,100 t +2.5%
1972 236,800 t -9.3%
1973 268,400 t +13.3%
1974 272,800 t +1.6%
1975 263,600 t -3.4%
1976 272,490 t +3.4%
1977 289,393 t +6.2%
1978 285,700 t -1.3%
1979 304,600 t +6.6%
1980 341,900 t +12.2%
1981 319,700 t -6.5%
1982 406,600 t +27.2%
1983 420,900 t +3.5%
1984 471,800 t +12.1%
1985 511,700 t +8.5%
1986 494,800 t -3.3%
1987 497,800 t +0.6%
1988 433,300 t -13.0%
1989 579,700 t +33.8%
1990 610,023 t +5.2%
1991 465,186 t -23.7%
1992 670,700 t +44.2%
1993 639,491 t -4.7%
1994 626,815 t -2.0%
1995 688,946 t +9.9%
1996 704,372 t +2.2%
1997 759,949 t +7.9%
1998 884,492 t +16.4%
1999 808,780 t -8.6%
2000 930,790 t +15.1%
2001 1.01 million t +8.5%
2002 1.02 million t +1.3%
2003 1.19 million t +16.3%
2004 1.23 million t +3.8%
2005 1.45 million t +17.2%
2006 1.49 million t +3.0%
2007 1.55 million t +3.8%
2008 1.83 million t +18.1%
2009 1.94 million t +6.2%
2010 2.16 million t +11.5%
2011 2.31 million t +7.0%
2012 2.36 million t +2.2%
2013 2.46 million t +4.1%
2014 2.60 million t +5.5%
2015 2.55 million t -1.8%
2016 2.48 million t -2.7%
2017 2.57 million t +3.5%
2018 3.19 million t +23.9%
2019 3.14 million t -1.5%
2020 2.85 million t -9.1%
2021 3.07 million t +7.5%
2022 3.46 million t +12.7%
2023 3.42 million t -1.1%
2024 3.04 million t -11.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 243,855 t 206,300 t 295,400 t 9
1970s 270,954 t 236,800 t 304,600 t 10
1980s 447,820 t 319,700 t 579,700 t 10
1990s 685,875 t 465,186 t 884,492 t 10
2000s 1.36 million t 930,790 t 1.94 million t 10
2010s 2.58 million t 2.16 million t 3.19 million t 10
2020s 3.17 million t 2.85 million t 3.46 million t 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China 637,734 t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 602,000 t compare
  3. 3 Saudi Arabia 181,371 t compare
  4. 4 United States 134,950 t compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wood charcoal — import quantity in World?
Wood charcoal — import quantity in World was 3.04 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wood charcoal — import quantity recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 3.46 million t in 2022.
What is the lowest wood charcoal — import quantity recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 206,300 t in 1967.
How does World rank for wood charcoal — import quantity?
World ranks 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is wood charcoal — import quantity rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this World 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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Indicator
Wood charcoal — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,114 data points, 1961–2024
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