Wood charcoal — Import value in Australia
Australia: Wood charcoal — Import value was 14,772 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood charcoal — Import value in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Australia recorded 14,772 1000 USD for wood charcoal — import value in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.4% on the previous year and up 93.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — import value in Australia peaked at 22,016 1000 USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD, in 1996.
That places Australia 32nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood charcoal — Import value in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 19 1000 USD | -32.1% |
| 1963 | 20 1000 USD | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 18 1000 USD | -10.0% |
| 1965 | 76 1000 USD | +322.2% |
| 1966 | 11 1000 USD | -85.5% |
| 1967 | 11 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 11 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 15 1000 USD | +36.4% |
| 1970 | 16 1000 USD | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 16 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 19 1000 USD | +18.8% |
| 1973 | 17 1000 USD | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 14 1000 USD | -17.6% |
| 1975 | 31 1000 USD | +121.4% |
| 1976 | 31 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 31 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 102 1000 USD | +229.0% |
| 1979 | 102 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 102 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 25 1000 USD | -75.5% |
| 1982 | 25 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 25 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 25 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 25 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 25 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 25 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 25 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 25 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 657 1000 USD | +2528.0% |
| 1991 | 550 1000 USD | -16.3% |
| 1992 | 105 1000 USD | -80.9% |
| 1993 | 157 1000 USD | +49.5% |
| 1994 | 71 1000 USD | -54.8% |
| 1995 | 102 1000 USD | +43.7% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 USD | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 92 1000 USD | — |
| 1998 | 54 1000 USD | -41.3% |
| 1999 | 60 1000 USD | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 109 1000 USD | +81.7% |
| 2001 | 184 1000 USD | +68.8% |
| 2002 | 276 1000 USD | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 404 1000 USD | +46.4% |
| 2004 | 400 1000 USD | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 645 1000 USD | +61.3% |
| 2006 | 640 1000 USD | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 640 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,579 1000 USD | +146.7% |
| 2009 | 1,865 1000 USD | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 1,977 1000 USD | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 3,653 1000 USD | +84.8% |
| 2012 | 5,571 1000 USD | +52.5% |
| 2013 | 9,161 1000 USD | +64.4% |
| 2014 | 7,652 1000 USD | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 6,336 1000 USD | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 7,557 1000 USD | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 9,879 1000 USD | +30.7% |
| 2018 | 10,742 1000 USD | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 10,663 1000 USD | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 10,418 1000 USD | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 16,532 1000 USD | +58.7% |
| 2022 | 22,016 1000 USD | +33.2% |
| 2023 | 17,874 1000 USD | -18.8% |
| 2024 | 14,772 1000 USD | -17.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 14,772 1000 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,977 1000 USD, 5.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Australia's 14,772 1000 USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 81 1000 USD, 182.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood charcoal — Import value in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +2528.0% | 25 1000 USD | 657 1000 USD |
| 1965 | +322.2% | 18 1000 USD | 76 1000 USD |
| 1978 | +229.0% | 31 1000 USD | 102 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.22 1000 USD | 11 1000 USD | 76 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.9 1000 USD | 14 1000 USD | 102 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.7 1000 USD | 25 1000 USD | 102 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 184.8 1000 USD | 0 1000 USD | 657 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 674.2 1000 USD | 109 1000 USD | 1,865 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,319 1000 USD | 1,977 1000 USD | 10,742 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,322 1000 USD | 10,418 1000 USD | 22,016 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood charcoal — import value in Australia?
- Wood charcoal — import value in Australia was 14,772 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood charcoal — import value recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 22,016 1000 USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — import value recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD in 1996.
- How does Australia rank for wood charcoal — import value?
- Australia ranks 32nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — import value rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood charcoal — Import value. 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