Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Gambia
Gambia: Wood chips and particles — Import quantity was 1 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Gambia, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood chips and particles — import quantity in Gambia stood at 1 m3. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 98.3% on the previous year and down 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — import quantity in Gambia peaked at 466 m3 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1 m3, in 2024.
Gambia ranks 169th of 210 countries 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 — Import quantity in Gambia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 m3 | — |
| 2011 | 97 m3 | +2325.0% |
| 2012 | 97 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20 m3 | -79.4% |
| 2014 | 25 m3 | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 25 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 466 m3 | +1764.0% |
| 2020 | 29 m3 | -93.8% |
| 2021 | 128 m3 | +341.4% |
| 2022 | 128 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60 m3 | -53.1% |
| 2024 | 1 m3 | -98.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1 m3 is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.5 m3, 13% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1 m3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4 m3, 25% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips and particles — Import quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +2325.0% | 4 m3 | 97 m3 |
| 2019 | +1764.0% | 25 m3 | 466 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.9 m3 | 4 m3 | 466 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.2 m3 | 1 m3 | 128 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 169 Belize 1 m3 compare
- 169 Benin 1 m3 compare
- 169 British Virgin Islands 1 m3 compare
- 169 Cook Islands 1 m3 compare
- 169 French Polynesia 1 m3 compare
- 169 Madagascar 1 m3 compare
- 169 New Caledonia 1 m3 compare
- 169 Rwanda 1 m3 compare
- 169 Samoa 1 m3 compare
- 169 Suriname 1 m3 compare
- 169 Tonga 1 m3 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 chips and particles — import quantity in Gambia?
- Wood chips and particles — import quantity in Gambia was 1 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 466 m3 in 2019.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 m3 in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for wood chips and particles — import quantity?
- Gambia ranks 169th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — import quantity rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.0%. 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 chips and particles — Import quantity. 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