Wood charcoal production rose 3.66% to 1,315,803 kt in Somalia in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Somalia reached an all time high of 1,315,803 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 179,390 kt in 1961. When compared to Somalia's main peers, wood charcoal production in Djibouti amounted to 54,052 kt, 4,517,695 kt in Ethiopia, 1,236,725 kt in Kenya and 25,000 kt in Yemen in 2018.
Somalia has been ranked 12th 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 |
| Djibouti | kt | 51,139 | 51,988 | 55,120 | 53,355 | 54,052 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | kt | 6,573 | 6,780 | 6,952 | 7,128 | 7,309 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | kt | 45,198 | 46,403 | 47,419 | 48,458 | 49,519 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | kt | 1,187,164 | 1,181,457 | 1,224,642 | 1,269,404 | 1,315,803 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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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