Wood charcoal — Import value in Malaysia
Malaysia: Wood charcoal — Import value was 21,085 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood charcoal — Import value in Malaysia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 21,085 1000 USD for wood charcoal — import value in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 402.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — import value in Malaysia peaked at 21,085 1000 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 139 1000 USD, in 1968.
Malaysia ranks 25th of 238 countries on this measure, 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,828 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 1,539 1000 USD | -15.8% |
| 1963 | 1,342 1000 USD | -12.8% |
| 1964 | 634 1000 USD | -52.8% |
| 1965 | 600 1000 USD | -5.4% |
| 1966 | 299 1000 USD | -50.2% |
| 1967 | 144 1000 USD | -51.8% |
| 1968 | 139 1000 USD | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 154 1000 USD | +10.8% |
| 1970 | 401 1000 USD | +160.4% |
| 1971 | 409 1000 USD | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 722 1000 USD | +76.5% |
| 1973 | 723 1000 USD | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,108 1000 USD | +53.3% |
| 1975 | 1,708 1000 USD | +54.2% |
| 1976 | 1,440 1000 USD | -15.7% |
| 1977 | 1,573 1000 USD | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 1,794 1000 USD | +14.0% |
| 1979 | 1,937 1000 USD | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 3,510 1000 USD | +81.2% |
| 1981 | 2,816 1000 USD | -19.8% |
| 1982 | 4,090 1000 USD | +45.2% |
| 1983 | 4,090 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4,090 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4,090 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3,931 1000 USD | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 3,218 1000 USD | -18.1% |
| 1988 | 3,218 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3,218 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3,218 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,328 1000 USD | -58.7% |
| 1992 | 1,547 1000 USD | +16.5% |
| 1993 | 595 1000 USD | -61.5% |
| 1994 | 285 1000 USD | -52.1% |
| 1995 | 849 1000 USD | +197.9% |
| 1996 | 1,139 1000 USD | +34.2% |
| 1997 | 888 1000 USD | -22.0% |
| 1998 | 513 1000 USD | -42.2% |
| 1999 | 549 1000 USD | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 1,329 1000 USD | +142.1% |
| 2001 | 1,329 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,329 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 444 1000 USD | -66.6% |
| 2004 | 552 1000 USD | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 733 1000 USD | +32.8% |
| 2006 | 1,165 1000 USD | +58.9% |
| 2007 | 1,099 1000 USD | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 2,064 1000 USD | +87.8% |
| 2009 | 3,341 1000 USD | +61.9% |
| 2010 | 3,270 1000 USD | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 3,386 1000 USD | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 5,298 1000 USD | +56.5% |
| 2013 | 4,741 1000 USD | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 4,200 1000 USD | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 5,448 1000 USD | +29.7% |
| 2016 | 4,420 1000 USD | -18.9% |
| 2017 | 3,386 1000 USD | -23.4% |
| 2018 | 15,549 1000 USD | +359.2% |
| 2019 | 11,929 1000 USD | -23.3% |
| 2020 | 8,816 1000 USD | -26.1% |
| 2021 | 13,723 1000 USD | +55.7% |
| 2022 | 12,054 1000 USD | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 18,653 1000 USD | +54.7% |
| 2024 | 21,085 1000 USD | +13.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 21,085 1000 USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 286.5 1000 USD, 73.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 21,085 1000 USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 81 1000 USD, 260.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood charcoal — Import value in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +359.2% | 3,386 1000 USD | 15,549 1000 USD |
| 1995 | +197.9% | 285 1000 USD | 849 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 742.11 1000 USD | 139 1000 USD | 1,828 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,182 1000 USD | 401 1000 USD | 1,937 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,627 1000 USD | 2,816 1000 USD | 4,090 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,091 1000 USD | 285 1000 USD | 3,218 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,338 1000 USD | 444 1000 USD | 3,341 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,163 1000 USD | 3,270 1000 USD | 15,549 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,866 1000 USD | 8,816 1000 USD | 21,085 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More environment data for Malaysia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.33 % 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 0.9114 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood charcoal — import value in Malaysia?
- Wood charcoal — import value in Malaysia was 21,085 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood charcoal — import value recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 21,085 1000 USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — import value recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 139 1000 USD in 1968.
- How does Malaysia rank for wood charcoal — import value?
- Malaysia ranks 25th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — import value rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 402.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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