Wood charcoal production rose 2.21% to 278,000 kt in South Sudan in 2016, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in South Sudan reached an all time high of 278,000 kt in 2016 and an all time low of 244 kt in 2011. When compared to South Sudan's main peers, wood charcoal production in Central African Republic amounted to 213,817 kt, 4,316,694 kt in Ethiopia, 588,000 kt in Sudan and 1,091,717 kt in Uganda in 2016.
South Sudan has been ranked 38th 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 |
| Cameroon | kt | 467,205 | 477,188 | 485,887 | 494,746 | 503,766 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | kt | 206,688 | 210,471 | 213,817 | 217,217 | 220,671 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | kt | 445,502 | 456,942 | 468,053 | 479,434 | 491,092 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | kt | 2,320,095 | 2,400,342 | 2,475,018 | 2,552,018 | 2,631,413 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | kt | 1,410,160 | 1,423,059 | 1,433,938 | 1,444,900 | 1,455,945 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | kt | 142,000 | 142,000 | 142,000 | 142,000 | 142,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | kt | 4,117,708 | 4,219,572 | 4,316,694 | 4,416,051 | 4,517,695 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | kt | 1,080,117 | 1,119,116 | 1,157,021 | 1,196,209 | 1,236,725 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | kt | 48,000 | 48,000 | 48,000 | 48,000 | 48,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | kt | 1,187,164 | 1,181,457 | 1,224,642 | 1,269,404 | 1,315,803 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 265,000 | 272,000 | 278,000 | 283,000 | 289,000 | |||||
| Sudan | kt | 588,000 | 588,000 | 588,000 | 588,000 | 588,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | kt | 1,037,412 | 1,065,731 | 1,091,717 | 1,118,336 | 1,145,605 |
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