Wood charcoal production rose 2.19% to 49,519 kt in Saudi Arabia in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Saudi Arabia reached an all time high of 49,519 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 1,261 kt in 1984. When compared to Saudi Arabia's main peers, wood charcoal production in Iraq amounted to 22,567 kt, 48,862 kt in Jordan, 2,732 kt in United Arab Emirates and 25,000 kt in Yemen in 2018.
Saudi Arabia has been ranked 72nd within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of wood charcoal production, 3 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 |
| Bahrain | kt | 1,120 | 1,125 | 1,146 | 1,158 | 1,170 | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | kt | 51,139 | 51,988 | 55,120 | 53,355 | 54,052 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | kt | 142,000 | 142,000 | 142,000 | 142,000 | 142,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | kt | 494 | 339 | 292 | 292 | 292 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | kt | 22,567 | 22,567 | 22,567 | 22,567 | 22,567 | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Jordan | kt | 44,585 | 45,770 | 46,778 | 47,809 | 48,862 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | kt | 2,965 | 3,008 | 3,040 | 3,072 | 3,105 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | kt | 6,573 | 6,780 | 6,952 | 7,128 | 7,309 | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | kt | 774 | 778 | 778 | 777 | 777 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | kt | 45,198 | 46,403 | 47,419 | 48,458 | 49,519 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | kt | 2,700 | 2,700 | 2,700 | 2,700 | 2,700 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | kt | 2,693 | 2,715 | 2,721 | 2,727 | 2,732 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | kt | 63,405 | 65,914 | 68,244 | 18,888 | 25,000 |
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