Wood charcoal production rose 15.0% to 372,436 kt in Myanmar in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Myanmar reached an all time high of 372,436 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 8,000 kt in 1997. When compared to Myanmar's main peers, wood charcoal production in China amounted to 1,623,733 kt, 2,880,000 kt in India, 93,000 kt in Laos and 1,500,131 kt in Thailand in 2018.
Myanmar has been ranked 32nd within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of wood charcoal production.
| 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 |
| Bangladesh | kt | 333,888 | 336,325 | 337,180 | 338,038 | 338,898 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | kt | 36,645 | 37,063 | 37,371 | 37,681 | 37,994 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 1,673,142 | 1,664,077 | 1,650,518 | 1,637,071 | 1,623,733 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 2,880,000 | 2,880,000 | 2,880,000 | 2,880,000 | 2,880,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 25,000 | 18,000 | 17,000 | 16,000 | 15,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | kt | 95,000 | 93,000 | 93,000 | 93,000 | 93,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | kt | 29,175 | 29,266 | 33,000 | 44,000 | 21,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | kt | 354,157 | 320,623 | 286,712 | 323,825 | 372,436 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | 79,931 | 81,958 | 83,602 | 85,279 | 86,990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 52,634 | 52,320 | 70,000 | 73,000 | 78,900 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | kt | 1,713 | 1,741 | 1,767 | 1,793 | 1,819 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | kt | 1,430,475 | 1,448,764 | 1,465,688 | 1,482,810 | 1,500,131 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 982,260 | 982,260 | 852,000 | 852,000 | 852,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 414,000 | 414,000 | 414,000 | 414,000 | 414,000 |
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