Wood charcoal production rose 2.01% to 86,990 kt in Pakistan in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Pakistan reached an all time high of 120,000 kt in 1996 and an all time low of 17,593 kt in 1961. When compared to Pakistan's main peers, wood charcoal production in Afghanistan amounted to 140,653 kt, 1,623,733 kt in China, 2,880,000 kt in India and 292 kt in Iran in 2018.
Pakistan has been ranked 62nd within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of wood charcoal production, 3 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 |
| Afghanistan | kt | 125,905 | 129,524 | 133,132 | 136,841 | 140,653 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh | kt | 333,888 | 336,325 | 337,180 | 338,038 | 338,898 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | kt | 494 | 339 | 292 | 292 | 292 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | kt | 22,567 | 22,567 | 22,567 | 22,567 | 22,567 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 25,000 | 18,000 | 17,000 | 16,000 | 15,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Turkmenistan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | kt | 982,260 | 982,260 | 852,000 | 852,000 | 852,000 |
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