Wood charcoal production rose 40.9% to 295,500 kt in South Africa in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in South Africa reached an all time high of 295,500 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 1,000 kt in 1975. When compared to South Africa's main peers, wood charcoal production in Botswana amounted to 75,118 kt, 110,802 kt in Lesotho, 183,198 kt in Namibia and 51,695 kt in Swaziland in 2018.
South Africa has been ranked 38th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of wood charcoal production, 1 place 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 |
| Angola | kt | 336,058 | 347,630 | 358,427 | 369,560 | 381,038 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | kt | 74,511 | 75,106 | 75,110 | 75,114 | 75,118 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | kt | 103,914 | 105,819 | 107,454 | 109,115 | 110,802 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | kt | 263,000 | 263,000 | 263,000 | 263,000 | 263,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | kt | 144,953 | 160,676 | 161,549 | 168,912 | 183,198 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | kt | 188,900 | 188,900 | 188,900 | 209,783 | 295,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | kt | 47,361 | 48,618 | 49,622 | 50,648 | 51,695 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | kt | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,296,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | kt | 11,472 | 11,569 | 11,666 | 11,765 | 11,865 |
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