Wood charcoal production rose 2.30% to 4,517,695 kt in Ethiopia in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Ethiopia reached an all time high of 4,517,695 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 2,384,891 kt in 1993. When compared to Ethiopia's main peers, wood charcoal production in Eritrea amounted to 142,000 kt, 1,236,725 kt in Kenya, 1,315,803 kt in Somalia and 588,000 kt in Sudan in 2018.
Ethiopia has been ranked 3rd within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of wood charcoal production.
| 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 |
| Chad | kt | 445,502 | 456,942 | 468,053 | 479,434 | 491,092 | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | kt | 51,139 | 51,988 | 55,120 | 53,355 | 54,052 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | kt | 1,410,160 | 1,423,059 | 1,433,938 | 1,444,900 | 1,455,945 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | kt | 142,000 | 142,000 | 142,000 | 142,000 | 142,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | kt | 4,117,708 | 4,219,572 | 4,316,694 | 4,416,051 | 4,517,695 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | kt | 1,080,117 | 1,119,116 | 1,157,021 | 1,196,209 | 1,236,725 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | kt | 1,187,164 | 1,181,457 | 1,224,642 | 1,269,404 | 1,315,803 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 265,000 | 272,000 | 278,000 | 283,000 | 289,000 | |||||
| Sudan | kt | 588,000 | 588,000 | 588,000 | 588,000 | 588,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | kt | 63,405 | 65,914 | 68,244 | 18,888 | 25,000 |
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