Wood fuel — Import value in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Wood fuel — Import value was 1,236 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood fuel — Import value in Eastern Africa, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood fuel — import value in Eastern Africa is 1,236 1000 USD, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — import value in Eastern Africa peaked at 1,587 1000 USD in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2 1000 USD, in 2001.
That places Eastern Africa 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood fuel — Import value in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3 1000 USD | — |
| 1994 | 11 1000 USD | +266.7% |
| 1995 | 12 1000 USD | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 12 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20 1000 USD | +66.7% |
| 1998 | 12 1000 USD | -40.0% |
| 1999 | 76 1000 USD | +533.3% |
| 2000 | 76 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 1000 USD | -97.4% |
| 2002 | 2 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35 1000 USD | +1650.0% |
| 2004 | 253 1000 USD | +622.9% |
| 2005 | 251 1000 USD | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 203 1000 USD | -19.1% |
| 2007 | 495 1000 USD | +143.8% |
| 2008 | 201 1000 USD | -59.4% |
| 2009 | 270 1000 USD | +34.3% |
| 2010 | 1,587 1000 USD | +487.8% |
| 2011 | 1,568 1000 USD | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 331 1000 USD | -78.9% |
| 2013 | 243 1000 USD | -26.6% |
| 2014 | 764 1000 USD | +214.4% |
| 2015 | 303 1000 USD | -60.3% |
| 2016 | 502 1000 USD | +65.7% |
| 2017 | 66 1000 USD | -86.9% |
| 2018 | 121 1000 USD | +83.3% |
| 2019 | 180 1000 USD | +48.8% |
| 2020 | 573 1000 USD | +218.3% |
| 2021 | 176 1000 USD | -69.3% |
| 2022 | 349 1000 USD | +98.3% |
| 2023 | 1,265 1000 USD | +262.5% |
| 2024 | 1,236 1000 USD | -2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel — Import value in Eastern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1650.0% | 2 1000 USD | 35 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.86 1000 USD | 3 1000 USD | 76 1000 USD | 7 |
| 2000s | 178.8 1000 USD | 2 1000 USD | 495 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 566.5 1000 USD | 66 1000 USD | 1,587 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 719.8 1000 USD | 176 1000 USD | 1,265 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 97,059 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 4.52 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 17.17 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 17.47 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — import value in Eastern Africa?
- Wood fuel — import value in Eastern Africa was 1,236 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood fuel — import value recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,587 1000 USD in 2010.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — import value recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 1000 USD in 2001.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for wood fuel — import value?
- Eastern Africa ranks 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — import value rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood fuel — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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