Wood charcoal production rose 0% to 48,000 kt in Rwanda in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Rwanda reached an all time high of 205,489 kt in 1990 and an all time low of 46,000 kt in 1998. When compared to Rwanda's main peers, wood charcoal production in Burundi amounted to 264,000 kt, 2,034,499 kt in Tanzania, 1,145,605 kt in Uganda and 2,631,413 kt in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2018.
Rwanda has been ranked 76th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of wood charcoal production, 5 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 |
| Angola | kt | 336,058 | 347,630 | 358,427 | 369,560 | 381,038 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burundi | kt | 264,000 | 264,000 | 264,000 | 264,000 | 264,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | kt | 206,688 | 210,471 | 213,817 | 217,217 | 220,671 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | kt | 4,573 | 4,749 | 4,924 | 5,106 | 5,294 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | kt | 2,320,095 | 2,400,342 | 2,475,018 | 2,552,018 | 2,631,413 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | kt | 1,080,117 | 1,119,116 | 1,157,021 | 1,196,209 | 1,236,725 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | kt | 263,000 | 263,000 | 263,000 | 263,000 | 263,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | kt | 48,000 | 48,000 | 48,000 | 48,000 | 48,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 265,000 | 272,000 | 278,000 | 283,000 | 289,000 | |||||
| Tanzania | kt | 1,816,139 | 1,872,024 | 1,924,687 | 1,978,831 | 2,034,499 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | kt | 1,037,412 | 1,065,731 | 1,091,717 | 1,118,336 | 1,145,605 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | kt | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 |
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