Wood charcoal production rose 2.24% to 590,804 kt in Malawi in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Malawi reached an all time high of 590,804 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 127,000 kt in 1961. When compared to Malawi's main peers, wood charcoal production in Mozambique amounted to 263,000 kt, 295,500 kt in South Africa, 2,034,499 kt in Tanzania and 1,296,000 kt in Zambia in 2018.
Malawi has been ranked 21st 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 |
| Angola | kt | 336,058 | 347,630 | 358,427 | 369,560 | 381,038 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | kt | 74,511 | 75,106 | 75,110 | 75,114 | 75,118 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | kt | 2,320,095 | 2,400,342 | 2,475,018 | 2,552,018 | 2,631,413 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | kt | 1,080,117 | 1,119,116 | 1,157,021 | 1,196,209 | 1,236,725 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | kt | 103,914 | 105,819 | 107,454 | 109,115 | 110,802 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | kt | 539,628 | 552,852 | 565,223 | 577,872 | 590,804 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | kt | 263,000 | 263,000 | 263,000 | 263,000 | 263,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | kt | 144,953 | 160,676 | 161,549 | 168,912 | 183,198 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | kt | 188,900 | 188,900 | 188,900 | 209,783 | 295,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | kt | 47,361 | 48,618 | 49,622 | 50,648 | 51,695 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | kt | 1,816,139 | 1,872,024 | 1,924,687 | 1,978,831 | 2,034,499 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | kt | 1,037,412 | 1,065,731 | 1,091,717 | 1,118,336 | 1,145,605 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | kt | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | kt | 11,472 | 11,569 | 11,666 | 11,765 | 11,865 |
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