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Wood charcoal production quantity (tonnes) by country

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).

Countries reporting
52
Highest
4.02 million tonnes
Nigeria
Lowest
50 tonnes
Mauritius
Median
223,664 tonnes
Years covered
51
1961–2011
Data points
2,822

What the numbers show

Wood charcoal production quantity (tonnes) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 4.02 million tonnes in Nigeria; the lowest is 50 tonnes in Mauritius.

The median across all reporting countries is 223,664 tonnes, and the mean is 547,803 tonnes.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 80,455.

Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 1,626.0%), and the largest decrease in Mauritius (down 50.0%).

Wood charcoal production quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 4.02 million tonnes 2011 up 27.1% volatile
2 Ethiopia 3.83 million tonnes 2011 up 28.3% rising
3 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.10 million tonnes 2011 up 41.4% volatile
4 Tanzania 1.66 million tonnes 2011 up 37.8% volatile
5 Ghana 1.65 million tonnes 2011 up 51.7% volatile
6 Egypt 1.37 million tonnes 2011 up 12.8% rising
7 Madagascar 1.19 million tonnes 2011 up 102.9% volatile
8 Somalia 1.19 million tonnes 2011 up 69.1% volatile
9 Zambia 1.04 million tonnes 2011 unchanged rising
10 Sudan 1.03 million tonnes 2010 up 38.1% rising
11 Uganda 956,892 tonnes 2011 up 30.7% rising
12 South Africa 707,669 tonnes 2011 up 1,626.0% volatile
13 Algeria 691,680 tonnes 2011 up 23.3% rising
14 Niger 606,381 tonnes 2011 up 38.5% volatile
15 Burkina Faso 602,645 tonnes 2011 up 32.0% rising
16 Malawi 501,826 tonnes 2011 up 25.4% rising
17 Cote d'Ivoire 478,744 tonnes 2011 up 46.4% volatile
18 Cameroon 438,493 tonnes 2011 up 27.4% volatile
19 Chad 412,871 tonnes 2011 up 29.3% rising
20 Sierra Leone 391,707 tonnes 2011 up 28.7% rising
21 Guinea 356,011 tonnes 2011 up 25.7% volatile
22 Angola 303,601 tonnes 2011 up 42.7% volatile
23 Senegal 300,000 tonnes 2011 up 172.2% rising
24 Benin 247,964 tonnes 2011 up 519.9% volatile
25 Liberia 243,286 tonnes 2011 up 52.3% volatile
26 Togo 233,324 tonnes 2011 down 17.3% volatile
27 Tunisia 214,003 tonnes 2011 up 8.5% rising
28 Central African Republic 195,742 tonnes 2011 up 832.1% volatile
29 Mauritania 190,562 tonnes 2011 up 40.2% volatile
30 Eritrea 186,953 tonnes 2011 up 25.5% rising
31 Mali 137,371 tonnes 2011 up 38.0% volatile
32 Morocco 107,849 tonnes 2011 up 17.4% rising
33 Libya 105,399 tonnes 2011 up 16.7% volatile
34 Mozambique 100,000 tonnes 2011 unchanged rising
35 Lesotho 98,402 tonnes 2011 up 22.8% rising
36 Botswana 72,755 tonnes 2011 up 20.7% volatile
37 Guinea-Bissau 65,594 tonnes 2011 up 24.8% rising
38 Gambia 60,256 tonnes 2011 up 25.7% volatile
39 Burundi 60,000 tonnes 2011 unchanged falling
40 Namibia 58,708 tonnes 2011 up 21.2% rising
41 Djibouti 48,675 tonnes 2011 up 21.8% volatile
42 Rwanda 48,000 tonnes 2011 unchanged falling
43 Eswatini 43,781 tonnes 2011 up 41.0% volatile
44 Comoros 40,804 tonnes 2011 up 34.4% volatile
45 Cape Verde 27,060 tonnes 2011 up 32.2% volatile
46 Gabon 20,561 tonnes 2011 up 29.1% volatile
47 Kenya 17,700 tonnes 2011 up 7.3% volatile
48 Zimbabwe 11,185 tonnes 2011 up 24.3% volatile
49 Equatorial Guinea 9,297 tonnes 2011 up 34.8% rising
50 Sao Tome and Principe 8,966 tonnes 2011 up 20.3% rising
51 Congo 4,082 tonnes 2011 up 60.4% volatile
52 Mauritius 50 tonnes 2011 down 50.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

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

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).