Wood chips and particles — Export value in Western Africa
Western Africa: Wood chips and particles — Export value was 768 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips and particles — Export value in Western Africa, 1994–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 768 1000 USD for wood chips and particles — export value in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 93.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — export value in Western Africa peaked at 13,967 1000 USD in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD, in 1994.
Western Africa ranks 25th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood chips and particles — Export value in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0 1000 USD | — |
| 1995 | 0 1000 USD | — |
| 1996 | 0 1000 USD | — |
| 1997 | 0 1000 USD | — |
| 1998 | 0 1000 USD | — |
| 1999 | 0 1000 USD | — |
| 2000 | 1 1000 USD | — |
| 2001 | 1 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 270 1000 USD | +26900.0% |
| 2009 | 4,611 1000 USD | +1607.8% |
| 2010 | 7,875 1000 USD | +70.8% |
| 2011 | 13,967 1000 USD | +77.4% |
| 2012 | 12,414 1000 USD | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 6,506 1000 USD | -47.6% |
| 2014 | 11,297 1000 USD | +73.6% |
| 2015 | 7,814 1000 USD | -30.8% |
| 2016 | 9,997 1000 USD | +27.9% |
| 2017 | 8,915 1000 USD | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 1,750 1000 USD | -80.4% |
| 2019 | 1,778 1000 USD | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 809 1000 USD | -54.5% |
| 2021 | 442 1000 USD | -45.4% |
| 2022 | 237 1000 USD | -46.4% |
| 2023 | 763 1000 USD | +221.9% |
| 2024 | 768 1000 USD | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips and particles — Export value in Western Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +26900.0% | 1 1000 USD | 270 1000 USD |
| 2009 | +1607.8% | 270 1000 USD | 4,611 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 USD | 0 1000 USD | 0 1000 USD | 6 |
| 2000s | 488.9 1000 USD | 1 1000 USD | 4,611 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,231 1000 USD | 1,750 1000 USD | 13,967 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 603.8 1000 USD | 237 1000 USD | 809 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 113,229 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 355,916 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips and particles — export value in Western Africa?
- Wood chips and particles — export value in Western Africa was 768 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood chips and particles — export value recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 13,967 1000 USD in 2011.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — export value recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD in 1994.
- How does Western Africa rank for wood chips and particles — export value?
- Western Africa ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — export value rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood chips and particles — Export 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