Wood fuel — Import quantity in Gambia
Gambia: Wood fuel — Import quantity was 1 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood fuel — Import quantity in Gambia, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 1 m3 for wood fuel — import quantity in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 96.3% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — import quantity in Gambia peaked at 9,139 m3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1 m3, in 2024.
Gambia ranks 167th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Wood fuel — Import quantity in Gambia, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 m3 | — |
| 2011 | 178 m3 | +4350.0% |
| 2012 | 178 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,437 m3 | +1269.1% |
| 2014 | 9,139 m3 | +275.0% |
| 2015 | 9,139 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9,139 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27 m3 | -99.7% |
| 2024 | 1 m3 | -96.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1 m3 is below the median for low income countries, which is 7 m3, 14% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1 m3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20 m3, 5% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,316 m3 | 4 m3 | 9,139 m3 | 7 |
| 2020s | 14 m3 | 1 m3 | 27 m3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 fuel — import quantity in Gambia?
- Wood fuel — import quantity in Gambia was 1 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood fuel — import quantity recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,139 m3 in 2014.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — import quantity recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 m3 in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for wood fuel — import quantity?
- Gambia ranks 167th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — import quantity rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 fuel — 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