Wood charcoal production rose 0% to 49,050 kt in Benin in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Benin reached an all time high of 254,387 kt in 2012 and an all time low of 40,000 kt in 2003. When compared to Benin's main peers, wood charcoal production in Burkina Faso amounted to 724,474 kt, 749,991 kt in Niger, 4,595,112 kt in Nigeria and 275,779 kt in Togo in 2018.
Benin has been ranked 73rd within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of wood charcoal production, 38 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 |
| Algeria | kt | 720,247 | 730,029 | 737,530 | 745,109 | 752,766 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | kt | 56,000 | 49,050 | 49,050 | 49,050 | 49,050 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | kt | 654,594 | 672,887 | 689,661 | 706,853 | 724,474 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | kt | 467,205 | 477,188 | 485,887 | 494,746 | 503,766 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | kt | 445,502 | 456,942 | 468,053 | 479,434 | 491,092 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | kt | 1,829,309 | 1,887,538 | 1,944,250 | 2,000,962 | 2,057,674 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | kt | 507,451 | 517,398 | 524,153 | 530,995 | 537,927 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | kt | 109,492 | 110,891 | 112,008 | 113,136 | 114,275 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | kt | 171,000 | 275,000 | 283,000 | 334,000 | 334,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | kt | 666,676 | 688,078 | 708,126 | 728,758 | 749,991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | kt | 4,281,341 | 4,371,175 | 4,444,581 | 4,519,220 | 4,595,112 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | kt | 251,687 | 258,124 | 263,880 | 269,764 | 275,779 |
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