Wood charcoal production rose 2.26% to 226,513 kt in Mauritania in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Mauritania reached an all time high of 226,513 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 22,054 kt in 1961. When compared to Mauritania's main peers, wood charcoal production in Algeria amounted to 752,766 kt, 334,000 kt in Mali, 117,114 kt in Morocco and 300,000 kt in Senegal in 2018.
Mauritania has been ranked 44th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of wood charcoal production, 2 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 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | kt | 109,492 | 110,891 | 112,008 | 113,136 | 114,275 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42,330 | 35,847 | 35,960 | 42,210 | 49,718 | ||||||
| Tunisia | kt | 204,000 | 204,000 | 204,000 | 204,000 | 204,000 |
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