Wood pellets — Import quantity in Zambia
Zambia: Wood pellets — Import quantity was 3 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood pellets — Import quantity in Zambia, 2019–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 3 t for wood pellets — import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 200.0% over ten years.
Zambia ranks 118th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Wood pellets — Import quantity in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 t | — |
| 2020 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 t | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 3 t | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 3 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11 t, 27% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 3 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 t, 3.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 t | 1 t | 1 t | 1 |
| 2020s | 2.4 t | 2 t | 3 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % 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 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood pellets — import quantity in Zambia?
- Wood pellets — import quantity in Zambia was 3 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood pellets — import quantity recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest wood pellets — import quantity recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 t in 2019.
- How does Zambia rank for wood pellets — import quantity?
- Zambia ranks 118th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood pellets — import quantity rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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