Which country has the highest Charcoal Production?

Brazil has the highest Charcoal Production in 2022, at 7,299,000 t, followed by Ethiopia (4,838,426 t) and Nigeria (4,828,689 t).

Which country has the lowest Charcoal Production?

Mauritius has the lowest Charcoal Production in 2022, at 3 t.

What is the median Charcoal Production across countries?

The median is 22,567 t across the 171 countries with data in 2022.

Where does this charcoal production by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Forestry Production and Trade - FAOSTAT.

Country rankings

Charcoal Production by Country

Name: Charcoal Production by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Brazil has the highest Charcoal Production in 2022 (7,299,000 t), followed by Ethiopia (4,838,426 t) and Nigeria (4,828,689 t). Mauritius has the lowest (3 t).

Manufacturing & Mining171 countries · 1 metricUpdated Nov 6, 2023Original page

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Forestry Production and Trade - FAOSTAT

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Year

171 of 235 countries

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Charcoal Production, 2022

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 171 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

22,567 t

Middle half 2.2K t – 240.3K t

Average

320,361 t

171 countries

Highest

7,299,000 t

Brazil

Lowest

3 t

Mauritius

Over time · 2020–2022

The top 5 in 2022, against the median.

Median of all countries
Brazil
Ethiopia
Nigeria
DR Congo
Ghana

Data

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171 countries · # = rank by Charcoal Production

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1	Brazil	7,299,000 t
2	Ethiopia	4,838,426 t
3	Nigeria	4,828,689 t
4	DR Congo	2,884,443 t
5	Ghana	2,225,801 t
6	Tanzania	2,210,941 t
7	India	1,891,445 t
8	China	1,596,487 t
9	Thailand	1,553,588 t
10	Madagascar	1,543,918 t
11	Egypt	1,489,051 t
12	Somalia	1,465,421 t
13	Zambia	1,296,000 t
14	Uganda	1,232,052 t
15	Kenya	1,208,000 t
16	United States	852,000 t
17	Niger	817,652 t
18	Burkina Faso	780,233 t
19	Algeria	775,918 t
20	Indonesia	664,000 t
21	Malawi	631,621 t
22	Sudan	588,000 t
23	Ivory Coast	559,057 t
24	Cameroon	531,605 t
25	Chad	527,881 t
26	Sierra Leone	493,633 t
27	Mali	476,000 t
28	Myanmar	438,167 t
29	Guinea	436,043 t
30	Paraguay	430,000 t
31	Angola	417,563 t
32	Vietnam	414,000 t
33	Argentina	397,321 t
34	Liberia	344,934 t
35	Bangladesh	341,543 t
36	Senegal	300,000 t
37	Togo	294,579 t
38	South Sudan	289,000 t
39	Namibia	277,476 t
40	Burundi	264,000 t
41	Mozambique	263,000 t
42	Philippines	247,000 t
43	Mauritania	242,119 t
44	Chile	238,422 t
45	Central African Republic	231,277 t
46	Tunisia	204,000 t
47	North Korea	171,173 t
48	Afghanistan	152,765 t
49	Eritrea	142,000 t
50	Poland	140,000 t
51	Mexico	124,000 t
51	Ukraine	124,000 t
53	Morocco	120,717 t
54	Cuba	120,000 t
55	Libya	117,753 t
56	Uruguay	117,670 t
57	Lesotho	116,011 t
58	Ecuador	105,000 t
59	Colombia	102,000 t
60	Nepal	93,294 t
61	Laos	93,000 t
62	Pakistan	92,310 t
63	Botswana	75,125 t
64	Gambia	73,242 t
65	South Africa	62,255 t
66	Spain	60,297 t
67	Djibouti	56,203 t
68	Eswatini	54,954 t
69	Russia	54,531 t
70	Saudi Arabia	52,838 t
71	Jordan	52,147 t
72	Comoros	52,077 t
73	France	50,000 t
74	Benin	49,050 t
75	Bolivia	48,372 t
76	Rwanda	48,000 t
77	Cambodia	38,951 t
78	Haiti	38,468 t
79	Bosnia and Herzegovina	32,000 t
80	Germany	30,000 t
81	Guyana	25,125 t
82	Yemen	25,000 t
83	Gabon	24,420 t
84	Australia	24,000 t
85	El Salvador	23,562 t
86	Iraq	22,567 t
87	Peru	21,531 t
88	Honduras	21,000 t
89	Venezuela	20,000 t
90	Serbia	19,000 t
91	Dominican Republic	18,810 t
92	Mongolia	17,744 t
93	Malaysia	16,000 t
93	Nicaragua	16,000 t
95	Reunion	14,497 t
96	Guatemala	13,705 t
97	Costa Rica	13,550 t
98	Croatia	13,016 t
99	Zimbabwe	12,168 t
100	Japan	12,000 t
101	Equatorial Guinea	11,677 t
102	Hong Kong	11,459 t
103	Jamaica	11,193 t
104	French Guiana	10,326 t
105	Sao Tome and Principe	10,045 t
106	Italy	10,000 t
107	Bhutan	8,887 t
108	Portugal	8,800 t
109	Suriname	8,664 t
110	South Korea	8,000 t
110	Latvia	8,000 t
112	Oman	7,879 t
113	Papua New Guinea	7,177 t
114	Czechia	6,071 t
115	Republic of the Congo	5,886 t
116	Belarus	5,360 t
117	Panama	5,181 t
118	United Kingdom	5,000 t
118	Azerbaijan	5,000 t
120	Singapore	4,499 t
121	Slovakia	4,100 t
122	Kazakhstan	3,300 t
123	Kuwait	3,204 t
124	Lebanon	3,000 t
125	United Arab Emirates	2,750 t
126	Syria	2,700 t
127	Fiji	2,519 t
128	Bulgaria	2,298 t
129	Guadeloupe	2,141 t
130	Sweden	2,000 t
130	Montenegro	2,000 t
132	Cyprus	1,988 t
133	Sri Lanka	1,900 t
134	Trinidad and Tobago	1,811 t
135	Martinique	1,775 t
136	Solomon Islands	1,577 t
137	Bahrain	1,206 t
138	Uzbekistan	1,191 t
139	Bahamas	1,161 t
140	Austria	1,096 t
141	Macau	1,071 t
142	Slovenia	1,000 t
143	Maldives	922 t
144	Cape Verde	921 t
145	Belize	823 t
146	Turkey	800 t
147	Qatar	776 t
148	Vanuatu	697 t
149	New Caledonia	670 t
150	Samoa	579 t
151	French Polynesia	551 t
152	Moldova	548 t
153	Kiribati	432 t
154	Micronesia	392 t
155	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	368 t
156	Saint Lucia	346 t
157	Brunei	336 t
158	Romania	327 t
159	Greece	303 t
160	Barbados	294 t
161	Iran	292 t
162	Aruba	272 t
163	Tonga	251 t
164	Dominica	234 t
165	Turks and Caicos Islands	154 t
166	Falkland Islands	141 t
167	Switzerland	124 t
168	British Virgin Islands	82 t
169	Lithuania	73 t
170	Niue	6 t
171	Mauritius	3 t

What correlates with Charcoal Production (2022)?

Pearson r against 1,384 other country metrics sharing at least 103 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Charcoal Production tend to score higher on these

Cattle PopulationCattle Population by Country
r = +0.67 · strong · n = 159
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People Per EGMSlot Machines by Country
r = +0.62 · strong · n = 110
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ChristiansMost Christian Countries
r = +0.59 · strong · n = 156
Plot
Banana Area HarvestedBanana Production by Country
r = +0.58 · strong · n = 108
Plot
# of Christians (Wiki)Most Christian Countries
r = +0.57 · strong · n = 163
Plot
People who Lack Access to Safe Drinking WaterSafe Drinking Water by Country
r = +0.56 · strong · n = 131
Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Charcoal Production tend to score lower on these

Energy Equity ScoreEnergy Trilemma Energy Performance Index
r = −0.35 · moderate · n = 107
Plot
GGGI Education ScoreGlobal Gender Gap by Country
r = −0.33 · moderate · n = 126
Plot
Political Stability ScorePolitical Stability by Country
r = −0.32 · moderate · n = 166
Plot
Mean BMI MaleEuropean Obesity Rates by Country
r = −0.31 · moderate · n = 157
Plot
Healthcare WHO IndexBest Healthcare in the World
r = −0.31 · moderate · n = 157
Plot
Energy Trilemma ScoreEnergy Trilemma Energy Performance Index
r = −0.30 · moderate · n = 107
Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Charcoal Production?: Brazil has the highest Charcoal Production in 2022, at 7,299,000 t, followed by Ethiopia (4,838,426 t) and Nigeria (4,828,689 t).
Which country has the lowest Charcoal Production?: Mauritius has the lowest Charcoal Production in 2022, at 3 t.
What is the median Charcoal Production across countries?: The median is 22,567 t across the 171 countries with data in 2022.
Where does this charcoal production by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Forestry Production and Trade - FAOSTAT.