Wood charcoal production rose 0.005% to 75,118 kt in Botswana in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Botswana reached an all time high of 75,118 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 17,973 kt in 1961. When compared to Botswana's main peers, wood charcoal production in Namibia amounted to 183,198 kt, 295,500 kt in South Africa, 1,296,000 kt in Zambia and 11,865 kt in Zimbabwe in 2018.
Botswana has been ranked 65th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of wood charcoal production, 3 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | kt | 74,511 | 75,106 | 75,110 | 75,114 | 75,118 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | kt | 2,320,095 | 2,400,342 | 2,475,018 | 2,552,018 | 2,631,413 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | kt | 103,914 | 105,819 | 107,454 | 109,115 | 110,802 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | kt | 263,000 | 263,000 | 263,000 | 263,000 | 263,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | kt | 144,953 | 160,676 | 161,549 | 168,912 | 183,198 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | kt | 188,900 | 188,900 | 188,900 | 209,783 | 295,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | kt | 47,361 | 48,618 | 49,622 | 50,648 | 51,695 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | kt | 1,816,139 | 1,872,024 | 1,924,687 | 1,978,831 | 2,034,499 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | kt | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | kt | 11,472 | 11,569 | 11,666 | 11,765 | 11,865 |
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