Wood charcoal production rose 2.43% to 491,092 kt in Chad in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Chad reached an all time high of 491,092 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 87,108 kt in 1961. When compared to Chad's main peers, wood charcoal production in Cameroon amounted to 503,766 kt, 749,991 kt in Niger, 4,595,112 kt in Nigeria and 588,000 kt in Sudan in 2018.
Chad has been ranked 25th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of wood charcoal production, 2 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | kt | 56,000 | 49,050 | 49,050 | 49,050 | 49,050 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | kt | 467,205 | 477,188 | 485,887 | 494,746 | 503,766 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | kt | 206,688 | 210,471 | 213,817 | 217,217 | 220,671 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | kt | 445,502 | 456,942 | 468,053 | 479,434 | 491,092 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | kt | 1,410,160 | 1,423,059 | 1,433,938 | 1,444,900 | 1,455,945 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | kt | 4,117,708 | 4,219,572 | 4,316,694 | 4,416,051 | 4,517,695 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | kt | 21,787 | 22,212 | 22,567 | 22,929 | 23,295 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | kt | 109,492 | 110,891 | 112,008 | 113,136 | 114,275 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | kt | 171,000 | 275,000 | 283,000 | 334,000 | 334,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | kt | 666,676 | 688,078 | 708,126 | 728,758 | 749,991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | kt | 4,281,341 | 4,371,175 | 4,444,581 | 4,519,220 | 4,595,112 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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