Wood pellets — Export quantity in Ghana
Ghana: Wood pellets — Export quantity was 360 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood pellets — Export quantity in Ghana, 2013–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 360 t for wood pellets — export quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 291.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood pellets — export quantity in Ghana peaked at 360 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 92 t, in 2014.
That places Ghana 63rd out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Wood pellets — Export quantity in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 140 t | — |
| 2014 | 92 t | -34.3% |
| 2015 | 192 t | +108.7% |
| 2016 | 116 t | -39.6% |
| 2017 | 216 t | +86.2% |
| 2018 | 216 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 360 t | +66.7% |
| 2020 | 360 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 360 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 360 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 360 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 360 t | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 360 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16 t, 22.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 360 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63 t, 5.7× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 190.29 t | 92 t | 360 t | 7 |
| 2020s | 360 t | 360 t | 360 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 60 Cambodia 850 t compare
- 61 South Africa 710 t compare
- 62 Finland 467 t compare
- 64 United Arab Emirates 319 t compare
- 65 Philippines 270 t compare
- 66 Eswatini 196 t compare
More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -27.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.72 % 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 0.8796 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood pellets — export quantity in Ghana?
- Wood pellets — export quantity in Ghana was 360 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood pellets — export quantity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 360 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest wood pellets — export quantity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 92 t in 2014.
- How does Ghana rank for wood pellets — export quantity?
- Ghana ranks 63rd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood pellets — export quantity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 291.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood pellets — Export quantity. 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