Wood charcoal production rose 0.850% to 11,865 kt in Zimbabwe in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Zimbabwe reached an all time high of 11,865 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 700 kt in 1987. When compared to Zimbabwe's main peers, wood charcoal production in Botswana amounted to 75,118 kt, 263,000 kt in Mozambique, 295,500 kt in South Africa and 1,296,000 kt in Zambia in 2018.
Zimbabwe has been ranked 100th 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 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | kt | 539,628 | 552,852 | 565,223 | 577,872 | 590,804 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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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