Wood charcoal production rose 8.46% to 183,198 kt in Namibia in 2018, according to Faostat.
Historically, wood charcoal production in Namibia reached an all time high of 183,198 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 11,507 kt in 1961. When compared to Namibia's main peers, wood charcoal production in Angola amounted to 381,038 kt, 75,118 kt in Botswana, 295,500 kt in South Africa and 11,865 kt in Zimbabwe in 2018.
Namibia has been ranked 48th within the group of 149 countries we follow in terms of wood charcoal production, 3 places below 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | kt | 2,320,095 | 2,400,342 | 2,475,018 | 2,552,018 | 2,631,413 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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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