Wood charcoal production rose 1.82% to 503,766 kt in Cameroon in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Cameroon reached an all time high of 503,766 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 10,000 kt in 1997. When compared to Cameroon's main peers, wood charcoal production in Central African Republic amounted to 220,671 kt, 491,092 kt in Chad, 23,295 kt in Gabon and 4,595,112 kt in Nigeria in 2018.
Cameroon has been ranked 24th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of wood charcoal production, 2 places above 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | kt | 56,000 | 49,050 | 49,050 | 49,050 | 49,050 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | kt | 467,205 | 477,188 | 485,887 | 494,746 | 503,766 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | kt | 206,688 | 210,471 | 213,817 | 217,217 | 220,671 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | kt | 445,502 | 456,942 | 468,053 | 479,434 | 491,092 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | kt | 4,573 | 4,749 | 4,924 | 5,106 | 5,294 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | kt | 2,320,095 | 2,400,342 | 2,475,018 | 2,552,018 | 2,631,413 | ||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | kt | 10,042 | 10,304 | 10,523 | 10,523 | 10,975 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | kt | 21,787 | 22,212 | 22,567 | 22,929 | 23,295 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | kt | 666,676 | 688,078 | 708,126 | 728,758 | 749,991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | kt | 4,281,341 | 4,371,175 | 4,444,581 | 4,519,220 | 4,595,112 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | kt | 588,000 | 588,000 | 588,000 | 588,000 | 588,000 |
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