Wood charcoal — Import value in Kenya
Kenya: Wood charcoal — Import value was 40 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood charcoal — Import value in Kenya, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 40 1000 USD for wood charcoal — import value in 2024.
That represents a change of up 90.5% on the previous year and down 85.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — import value in Kenya peaked at 282 1000 USD in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD, in 1998.
Kenya ranks 153rd 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2 1000 USD | — |
| 1994 | 2 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 215 1000 USD | +10650.0% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 USD | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 USD | — |
| 2000 | 0 1000 USD | — |
| 2001 | 0 1000 USD | — |
| 2002 | 0 1000 USD | — |
| 2003 | 4 1000 USD | — |
| 2004 | 4 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 1000 USD | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 16 1000 USD | +220.0% |
| 2008 | 10 1000 USD | -37.5% |
| 2009 | 64 1000 USD | +540.0% |
| 2010 | 14 1000 USD | -78.1% |
| 2011 | 7 1000 USD | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 34 1000 USD | +385.7% |
| 2013 | 22 1000 USD | -35.3% |
| 2014 | 282 1000 USD | +1181.8% |
| 2015 | 7 1000 USD | -97.5% |
| 2016 | 190 1000 USD | +2614.3% |
| 2017 | 15 1000 USD | -92.1% |
| 2018 | 36 1000 USD | +140.0% |
| 2019 | 27 1000 USD | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 37 1000 USD | +37.0% |
| 2021 | 95 1000 USD | +156.8% |
| 2022 | 84 1000 USD | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 21 1000 USD | -75.0% |
| 2024 | 40 1000 USD | +90.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 40 1000 USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55 1000 USD, 73% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 40 1000 USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24 1000 USD, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood charcoal — Import value in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +10650.0% | 2 1000 USD | 215 1000 USD |
| 2016 | +2614.3% | 7 1000 USD | 190 1000 USD |
| 2014 | +1181.8% | 22 1000 USD | 282 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.86 1000 USD | 0 1000 USD | 215 1000 USD | 7 |
| 2000s | 10.7 1000 USD | 0 1000 USD | 64 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.4 1000 USD | 7 1000 USD | 282 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.4 1000 USD | 21 1000 USD | 95 1000 USD | 5 |
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More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.25 % 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 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood charcoal — import value in Kenya?
- Wood charcoal — import value in Kenya was 40 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood charcoal — import value recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 282 1000 USD in 2014.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — import value recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD in 1998.
- How does Kenya rank for wood charcoal — import value?
- Kenya ranks 153rd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — import value rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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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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