Wood charcoal production rose 0.770% to 23,034 kt in El Salvador in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in El Salvador reached an all time high of 23,034 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 8,271 kt in 1961. When compared to El Salvador's main peers, wood charcoal production in Costa Rica amounted to 12,998 kt, 11,597 kt in Guatemala, 21,000 kt in Honduras and 13,000 kt in Nicaragua in 2018.
El Salvador has been ranked 91st within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of wood charcoal production, 2 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 |
| Belize | kt | 759 | 768 | 779 | 779 | 801 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | kt | 12,249 | 12,464 | 12,640 | 12,818 | 12,998 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | kt | 22,290 | 22,510 | 22,684 | 22,858 | 23,034 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | kt | 24,773 | 25,393 | 8,646 | 9,828 | 11,597 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | kt | 21,000 | 21,000 | 21,000 | 21,000 | 21,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 90,000 | 91,000 | 100,000 | 106,000 | 124,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | kt | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | kt | 5,115 | 5,137 | 5,145 | 5,152 | 5,160 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 982,260 | 982,260 | 852,000 | 852,000 | 852,000 |
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