Wood charcoal production rose 1.85% to 69,328 kt in Gambia in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Gambia reached an all time high of 69,328 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 10,975 kt in 1961. When compared to Gambia's main peers, wood charcoal production in Guinea Bissau amounted to 76,982 kt, 334,000 kt in Mali, 226,513 kt in Mauritania and 300,000 kt in Senegal in 2018.
Gambia has been ranked 66th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of wood charcoal production, 1 place 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 |
| Algeria | kt | 720,247 | 730,029 | 737,530 | 745,109 | 752,766 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | kt | 654,594 | 672,887 | 689,661 | 706,853 | 724,474 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | kt | 64,237 | 65,622 | 66,835 | 68,070 | 69,328 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | kt | 379,978 | 388,320 | 395,907 | 403,642 | 411,528 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea Bissau | kt | 70,350 | 72,011 | 73,631 | 75,288 | 76,982 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | kt | 171,000 | 275,000 | 283,000 | 334,000 | 334,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | kt | 206,306 | 211,737 | 216,620 | 221,511 | 226,513 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | kt | 112,039 | 113,435 | 114,661 | 115,887 | 117,114 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | kt | 666,676 | 688,078 | 708,126 | 728,758 | 749,991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | kt | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 |
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