Wood charcoal production rose 2.25% to 461,859 kt in Sierra Leone in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Sierra Leone reached an all time high of 461,859 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 80,678 kt in 1961. When compared to Sierra Leone's main peers, wood charcoal production in Burkina Faso amounted to 724,474 kt, 411,528 kt in Guinea, 311,753 kt in Liberia and 334,000 kt in Mali in 2018.
Sierra Leone has been ranked 26th 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 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | kt | 1,829,309 | 1,887,538 | 1,944,250 | 2,000,962 | 2,057,674 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | kt | 379,978 | 388,320 | 395,907 | 403,642 | 411,528 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | kt | 507,451 | 517,398 | 524,153 | 530,995 | 537,927 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | kt | 271,529 | 281,654 | 291,350 | 301,379 | 311,753 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | kt | 171,000 | 275,000 | 283,000 | 334,000 | 334,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | kt | 206,306 | 211,737 | 216,620 | 221,511 | 226,513 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | kt | 666,676 | 688,078 | 708,126 | 728,758 | 749,991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | kt | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | kt | 421,577 | 432,032 | 441,754 | 451,694 | 461,859 |
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