Wood pellets — Import quantity in Namibia
Namibia: Wood pellets — Import quantity was 137 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood pellets — Import quantity in Namibia, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, wood pellets — import quantity in Namibia stood at 137 t. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 426.9% on the previous year and up 522.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood pellets — import quantity in Namibia peaked at 137 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1 t, in 2019.
Namibia ranks 80th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood pellets — Import quantity in Namibia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 71 t | — |
| 2013 | 8 t | -88.7% |
| 2014 | 22 t | +175.0% |
| 2015 | 33 t | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 2 t | -93.9% |
| 2017 | 3 t | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 t | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 31 t | +3000.0% |
| 2021 | 24 t | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 11 t | -54.2% |
| 2023 | 26 t | +136.4% |
| 2024 | 137 t | +426.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 137 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11 t, 12.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 137 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 t, 137.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood pellets — Import quantity in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +3000.0% | 1 t | 31 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.88 t | 1 t | 71 t | 8 |
| 2020s | 45.8 t | 11 t | 137 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood pellets — import quantity in Namibia?
- Wood pellets — import quantity in Namibia was 137 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood pellets — import quantity recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 137 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood pellets — import quantity recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 t in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for wood pellets — import quantity?
- Namibia ranks 80th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood pellets — import quantity rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 522.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood pellets — 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