Wood charcoal production rose 0.254% to 338,898 kt in Bangladesh in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Bangladesh reached an all time high of 338,898 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 103,222 kt in 1961. When compared to Bangladesh's main peers, wood charcoal production in Bhutan amounted to 7,000 kt, 1,623,733 kt in China, 2,880,000 kt in India and 372,436 kt in Myanmar in 2018.
Bangladesh has been ranked 34th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of wood charcoal production, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Wood Charcoal Production | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Bangladesh | kt | 333,888 | 336,325 | 337,180 | 338,038 | 338,898 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | kt | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 8,538 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 1,673,142 | 1,664,077 | 1,650,518 | 1,637,071 | 1,623,733 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 2,880,000 | 2,880,000 | 2,880,000 | 2,880,000 | 2,880,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 25,000 | 18,000 | 17,000 | 16,000 | 15,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | kt | 95,000 | 93,000 | 93,000 | 93,000 | 93,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | kt | 354,157 | 320,623 | 286,712 | 323,825 | 372,436 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | kt | 83,756 | 85,332 | 86,602 | 87,892 | 89,200 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | 79,931 | 81,958 | 83,602 | 85,279 | 86,990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 52,634 | 52,320 | 70,000 | 73,000 | 78,900 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | kt | 1,713 | 1,741 | 1,767 | 1,793 | 1,819 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kt | 1,430,475 | 1,448,764 | 1,465,688 | 1,482,810 | 1,500,131 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 982,260 | 982,260 | 852,000 | 852,000 | 852,000 |
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