What is the difference in wood charcoal production quantity between Somalia and Sudan?

160,960 tonnes, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?

50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Wood charcoal production quantity (tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Somalia vs Sudan: Wood charcoal production quantity

Somalia

1.19 million tonnes

in 2011

Sudan

1.03 million tonnes

in 2010

Somalia rank

8th

Sudan rank

10th

Wood charcoal production quantity over time

Somalia
Sudan

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1.19 million tonnes against 1.03 million tonnes in Sudan, a difference of 160,960 tonnes.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sudan ahead.

Somalia ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 10th of 52 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	206,282 tonnes	243,154 tonnes	36,872 tonnes	Sudan
1970s	237,808 tonnes	327,046 tonnes	89,238 tonnes	Sudan
1980s	346,777 tonnes	467,628 tonnes	120,851 tonnes	Sudan
1990s	507,406 tonnes	643,258 tonnes	135,852 tonnes	Sudan
2000s	854,776 tonnes	865,828 tonnes	11,051 tonnes	Sudan
2010s	1.13 million tonnes	1.03 million tonnes	106,170 tonnes	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wood charcoal production quantity, Somalia or Sudan?: Somalia, at 1.19 million tonnes against 1.03 million tonnes in Sudan as of 2011.
What is the difference in wood charcoal production quantity between Somalia and Sudan?: 160,960 tonnes, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2010.
How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for wood charcoal production quantity?: Somalia ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 10th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Wood charcoal production quantity (tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Wood charcoal production quantity (tonnes)
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 2,822 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Wood carbonized by partial combustion or application of heat from an external source. It is used as a fuel or for other uses. Figures are given in weight (MT).