Wood charcoal production rose 0% to 430,000 kt in Paraguay in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Paraguay reached an all time high of 510,000 kt in 2006 and an all time low of 55,481 kt in 1961. When compared to Paraguay's main peers, wood charcoal production in Argentina amounted to 397,321 kt, 36,000 kt in Bolivia, 6,397,000 kt in Brazil and 241,838 kt in Chile in 2018.
Paraguay has been ranked 27th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of wood charcoal production, 4 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 |
| Argentina | kt | 386,300 | 420,000 | 399,000 | 397,321 | 397,321 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | kt | 36,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | kt | 7,240,000 | 6,183,000 | 5,502,000 | 5,525,000 | 6,430,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | kt | 245,909 | 245,266 | 244,118 | 242,975 | 241,838 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | kt | 454,000 | 430,000 | 430,000 | 430,000 | 430,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | kt | 59,065 | 20,257 | 50,774 | 29,782 | 31,033 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | kt | 118,403 | 118,385 | 118,266 | 118,266 | 118,030 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | kt | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 25,000 |
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