Based on a comparison of 149 countries in 2018, Brazil ranked the highest in wood charcoal production with 6,397,000 kt followed by Nigeria and Ethiopia. On the other end of the scale was Mauritius with 3.00 kt, Switzerland with 114 kt and Iran with 292 kt.
Total wood charcoal production reached 53,228,438 kt in 2018 in the World according to Faostat. This is 3.07 % more than in the previous year and 11.8 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total wood charcoal production reached an all time high of 53,228,438 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 16,450,500 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 2.08 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, Brazil, accounted for 12.0 % of wood charcoal production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 29.1 % share while the ten largest countries some 56.0 % in 2018.
Data for more countries are available at Wood Charcoal Production indicator page.
| Wood Charcoal Production | Unit | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Brazil | kt | 6,258,000 | 6,590,000 | 7,240,000 | 6,183,000 | 5,502,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 1,691,421 | 1,682,257 | 1,673,142 | 1,664,077 | 1,650,518 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | kt | 2,167,561 | 2,242,532 | 2,320,095 | 2,400,342 | 2,475,018 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | kt | 1,384,711 | 1,397,378 | 1,410,160 | 1,423,059 | 1,433,938 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | kt | 3,921,296 | 4,018,302 | 4,117,708 | 4,219,572 | 4,316,694 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | kt | 1,712,851 | 1,771,080 | 1,829,309 | 1,887,538 | 1,944,250 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 2,880,000 | 2,880,000 | 2,880,000 | 2,880,000 | 2,880,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | kt | 1,006,148 | 1,006,148 | 1,080,117 | 1,119,116 | 1,157,021 | ||||||||||||||||
| Madagascar | kt | 1,186,806 | 1,560,024 | 1,560,024 | 1,560,024 | 1,560,024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | kt | 4,107,172 | 4,193,352 | 4,281,341 | 4,371,175 | 4,444,581 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | kt | 1,187,164 | 1,187,164 | 1,187,164 | 1,181,457 | 1,224,642 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | kt | 1,709,324 | 1,761,922 | 1,816,139 | 1,872,024 | 1,924,687 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kt | 1,394,588 | 1,412,417 | 1,430,475 | 1,448,764 | 1,465,688 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | kt | 931,466 | 1,000,000 | 1,037,412 | 1,065,731 | 1,091,717 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | kt | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 |
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