Wood charcoal production rose 1.40% to 12,998 kt in Costa Rica in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Costa Rica reached an all time high of 12,998 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 3,286 kt in 1961. When compared to Costa Rica's main peers, wood charcoal production in Guatemala amounted to 11,597 kt, 21,000 kt in Honduras, 13,000 kt in Nicaragua and 5,160 kt in Panama in 2018.
Costa Rica has been ranked 98th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of wood charcoal production, 1 place 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | kt | 475,000 | 475,000 | 159,000 | 160,000 | 102,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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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