Wood charcoal production rose 2.83% to 2,057,674 kt in Ghana in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Ghana reached an all time high of 2,057,674 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 102,110 kt in 1961. When compared to Ghana's main peers, wood charcoal production in Benin amounted to 49,050 kt, 537,927 kt in Ivory Coast and 275,779 kt in Togo in 2018.
Ghana has been ranked 6th 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 |
| Benin | kt | 56,000 | 49,050 | 49,050 | 49,050 | 49,050 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | kt | 251,687 | 258,124 | 263,880 | 269,764 | 275,779 |
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