Wood charcoal production rose 0% to 300,000 kt in Senegal in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Senegal reached an all time high of 300,000 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 71,000 kt in 1982. When compared to Senegal's main peers, wood charcoal production in Gambia amounted to 69,328 kt, 411,528 kt in Guinea, 334,000 kt in Mali and 226,513 kt in Mauritania in 2018.
Senegal has been ranked 37th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of wood charcoal production, 12 places 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 |
| Algeria | kt | 720,247 | 730,029 | 737,530 | 745,109 | 752,766 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | kt | 654,594 | 672,887 | 689,661 | 706,853 | 724,474 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | kt | 64,237 | 65,622 | 66,835 | 68,070 | 69,328 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | kt | 379,978 | 388,320 | 395,907 | 403,642 | 411,528 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea Bissau | kt | 70,350 | 72,011 | 73,631 | 75,288 | 76,982 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | kt | 271,529 | 281,654 | 291,350 | 301,379 | 311,753 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | kt | 171,000 | 275,000 | 283,000 | 334,000 | 334,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | kt | 206,306 | 211,737 | 216,620 | 221,511 | 226,513 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | kt | 112,039 | 113,435 | 114,661 | 115,887 | 117,114 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | kt | 666,676 | 688,078 | 708,126 | 728,758 | 749,991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | kt | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | kt | 421,577 | 432,032 | 441,754 | 451,694 | 461,859 |
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