Wood charcoal — Import value in Gambia
Gambia: Wood charcoal — Import value was 244 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood charcoal — Import value in Gambia, 2007–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 244 1000 USD for wood charcoal — import value in 2024.
That represents a change of up 58.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — import value in Gambia peaked at 681 1000 USD in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11 1000 USD, in 2007.
Gambia ranks 109th of 238 countries on this measure, 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 value in Gambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11 1000 USD | — |
| 2008 | 11 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41 1000 USD | +272.7% |
| 2012 | 375 1000 USD | +814.6% |
| 2013 | 343 1000 USD | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 230 1000 USD | -32.9% |
| 2015 | 239 1000 USD | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 281 1000 USD | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 334 1000 USD | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 539 1000 USD | +61.4% |
| 2019 | 681 1000 USD | +26.3% |
| 2020 | 349 1000 USD | -48.8% |
| 2021 | 215 1000 USD | -38.4% |
| 2022 | 204 1000 USD | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 154 1000 USD | -24.5% |
| 2024 | 244 1000 USD | +58.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 244 1000 USD is above the median for low income countries, which is 3 1000 USD, 81.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 244 1000 USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24 1000 USD, 10.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood charcoal — Import value in Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +814.6% | 41 1000 USD | 375 1000 USD |
| 2011 | +272.7% | 11 1000 USD | 41 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11 1000 USD | 11 1000 USD | 11 1000 USD | 3 |
| 2010s | 307.4 1000 USD | 11 1000 USD | 681 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 233.2 1000 USD | 154 1000 USD | 349 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 106 Trinidad and Tobago 280 1000 USD compare
- 107 Kyrgyzstan 271 1000 USD compare
- 108 Montenegro 269 1000 USD compare
- 110 Mauritius 243 1000 USD compare
- 111 Fiji 232 1000 USD compare
- 112 El Salvador 220 1000 USD compare
- 112 Honduras 220 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Gambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9281 % 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 -1.52 % 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 value in Gambia?
- Wood charcoal — import value in Gambia was 244 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood charcoal — import value recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 681 1000 USD in 2019.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — import value recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 1000 USD in 2007.
- How does Gambia rank for wood charcoal — import value?
- Gambia ranks 109th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — import value rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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