Wood charcoal production rose 0.156% to 5,145 kt in Panama in 2016, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Panama reached an all time high of 8,000 kt in 1999 and an all time low of 2,083 kt in 1961. When compared to Panama's main peers, wood charcoal production in Colombia amounted to 159,000 kt, 12,640 kt in Costa Rica, 21,000 kt in Honduras and 13,000 kt in Nicaragua in 2016.
Panama has been ranked 113th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of wood charcoal production, 1 place above 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 |
| Belize | kt | 759 | 768 | 779 | 779 | 801 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | kt | 7,240,000 | 6,183,000 | 5,502,000 | 5,525,000 | 6,430,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | kt | 475,000 | 475,000 | 159,000 | 160,000 | 102,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | kt | 12,249 | 12,464 | 12,640 | 12,818 | 12,998 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | kt | 22,290 | 22,510 | 22,684 | 22,858 | 23,034 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | kt | 24,773 | 25,393 | 8,646 | 9,828 | 11,597 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | kt | 21,000 | 21,000 | 21,000 | 21,000 | 21,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 90,000 | 91,000 | 100,000 | 106,000 | 124,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | kt | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | kt | 5,115 | 5,137 | 5,145 | 5,152 | 5,160 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | kt | 59,065 | 20,257 | 50,774 | 29,782 | 31,033 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 982,260 | 982,260 | 852,000 | 852,000 | 852,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | kt | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 25,000 |
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