Wood charcoal — Export quantity by country

The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are...

Countries reporting
195
Highest
295,735 t
Indonesia
Lowest
0 t
China, Macao SAR
Median
179 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
7,941

What the numbers show

Wood charcoal — Export quantity is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 295,735 t in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 t in China, Macao SAR.

The median across all reporting countries is 179 t, and the mean is 15,560 t.

Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 103 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (up 70,491.1%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).

Wood charcoal — Export quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Indonesia 295,735 t 2024 down 7.5% volatile
2 Myanmar 249,521 t 2024 up 39.1% volatile
3 Laos 178,280 t 2024 up 137.7% volatile
3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 178,280 t 2024 up 137.7% volatile
5 Nigeria 178,250 t 2024 up 26.9% volatile
6 India 145,240 t 2024 up 171.2% volatile
7 Paraguay 142,771 t 2024 up 10.1% volatile
8 Namibia 132,892 t 2024 up 59.8% rising
9 Ukraine 132,700 t 2024 up 36.9% volatile
10 Poland 118,559 t 2024 down 0.2% volatile
11 Caribbean 118,300 t 2024 up 22.3% volatile
12 Cuba 116,808 t 2024 up 27.0% rising
13 Vietnam 109,341 t 2024 up 278.9% volatile
13 Viet Nam 109,341 t 2024 up 278.9% volatile
15 Argentina 57,805 t 2024 down 19.5% volatile
16 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 56,451 t 2024 up 828.5% volatile
17 South Africa 44,357 t 2024 up 54.8% volatile
18 Mexico 43,452 t 2024 down 51.2% volatile
19 China 42,909 t 2024 down 24.9% volatile
20 China, mainland 42,668 t 2024 down 24.7% rising
21 Spain 34,912 t 2024 up 54.5% volatile
22 Germany 32,083 t 2024 up 121.0% volatile
23 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 31,766 t 2024 up 70,491.1% volatile
24 Malaysia 31,662 t 2024 down 4.9% volatile
25 Portugal 29,970 t 2024 up 224.4% volatile
26 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 23,915 t 2024 up 1,342.4% volatile
27 United Arab Emirates 22,706 t 2024 up 204.4% volatile
28 Cambodia 22,189 t 2024 down 23.6% volatile
29 Egypt 20,660 t 2024 down 65.6% volatile
30 Bangladesh 19,690 t 2024 up 611.6% volatile
31 Russia 16,841 t 2024 up 42.2% volatile
31 Russian Federation 16,841 t 2024 up 42.2% volatile
33 Yugoslav SFR 16,400 t 1991 up 62.4% flat
34 United States 15,983 t 2024 down 27.4% rising
35 France 14,321 t 2024 down 19.7% rising
36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13,795 t 2024 down 44.8% volatile
37 Burkina Faso 12,000 t 2024 unchanged rising
38 Thailand 11,767 t 2024 down 67.9% volatile
39 Turkey 11,104 t 2024 up 788.3% volatile
39 Türkiye 11,104 t 2024 up 788.3% volatile
41 Slovakia 9,676 t 2024 up 839.4% volatile
42 Belgium-Luxembourg 9,000 t 1999 up 373.7% volatile
43 Croatia 7,890 t 2024 up 15.3% volatile
44 Philippines 7,741 t 2024 down 91.5% volatile
45 Latvia 6,322 t 2024 down 47.2% volatile
46 Colombia 6,221 t 2024 down 38.7% volatile
47 Brazil 5,613 t 2024 up 336.1% volatile
48 Djibouti 5,080 t 2024 down 94.5% volatile
49 Belgium 4,052 t 2024 down 89.7% volatile
50 Serbia 4,000 t 2024 down 66.7% rising
51 Ireland 3,514 t 2024 up 1,874.2% volatile
52 Norway 3,463 t 2024 up 111.4% volatile
53 Zimbabwe 3,264 t 2024 down 26.2% volatile
54 Nicaragua 2,613 t 2023 up 141.9% volatile
55 Sweden 2,400 t 2024 up 31.9% volatile
56 El Salvador 2,389 t 2024 up 85.6% volatile
57 Greece 2,349 t 2024 up 153.9% volatile
57 Palestine 2,349 t 2024 down 20.3% falling
57 Palestine 2,349 t 2024 down 20.3% falling
60 Sudan 2,023 t 2024 up 1.1% volatile
61 United Kingdom 2,000 t 2024 down 81.8% volatile
61 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,000 t 2024 down 81.8% volatile
63 Lithuania 1,846 t 2024 up 6.2% volatile
64 Switzerland 1,558 t 2024 up 8,100.0% volatile
65 Denmark 1,501 t 2024 up 11.0% volatile
66 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,468 t 2024 up 399.3% volatile
67 Slovenia 1,464 t 2024 up 517.7% volatile
68 Dominican Republic 1,462 t 2024 down 67.8% volatile
69 Austria 1,260 t 2024 down 31.9% volatile
70 Cote d'Ivoire 1,240 t 2024 down 24.3% volatile
70 Côte d'Ivoire 1,240 t 2024 down 24.3% volatile
72 Angola 1,208 t 2024 up 6,257.9% volatile
73 Canada 1,196 t 2024 up 25.9% volatile
74 Georgia 1,182 t 2024 up 195.5% volatile
75 Tunisia 1,121 t 2024 up 1,800.0% volatile
76 Gambia 993 t 2024 up 1,003.3% volatile
77 Australia and New Zealand 938 t 2024 up 990.7% volatile
78 Australia 933 t 2024 up 1,010.7% volatile
79 Bhutan 843 t 2024 up 440.4% volatile
80 Guyana 817 t 2024 down 18.6% volatile
81 Romania 815 t 2024 down 87.7% volatile
82 Melanesia 812 t 2024 down 46.4% volatile
83 Fiji 806 t 2024 — volatile
84 Italy 795 t 2024 down 32.6% volatile
85 Sri Lanka 781 t 2024 down 91.0% volatile
86 Hungary 667 t 2024 up 675.6% volatile
87 Kazakhstan 665 t 2024 up 836.6% volatile
88 Ghana 664 t 2024 down 79.4% volatile
89 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 647 t 2024 up 21,466.7% volatile
90 Estonia 643 t 2024 down 92.1% volatile
91 Honduras 488 t 2024 up 8,033.3% volatile
92 Czechia 400 t 2024 down 76.5% volatile
93 Sudan (former) 343 t 2011 down 20.6% rising
94 Finland 282 t 2024 up 213.3% volatile
95 United Republic of Tanzania 230 t 2024 up 5,650.0% volatile
96 Seychelles 187 t 2024 up 3,640.0% volatile
97 Republic of Korea 186 t 2024 down 58.3% volatile
98 Japan 179 t 2024 down 82.1% volatile
99 South Sudan 147 t 2024 up 79.3% volatile
100 China, Hong Kong SAR 143 t 2024 down 65.7% volatile
101 Bulgaria 134 t 2024 down 93.0% volatile
102 Andorra 133 t 2024 up 129.3% rising
103 Lebanon 126 t 2024 down 68.4% volatile
104 Jordan 116 t 2024 up 22.1% volatile
105 Ethiopia 107 t 2024 up 234.4% volatile
106 Guinea 101 t 2024 up 288.5% volatile
107 China, Taiwan Province of 98 t 2024 down 13.3% volatile
108 Eswatini 94 t 2024 down 96.2% volatile
109 Zambia 91 t 2024 up 56.9% volatile
110 Benin 90 t 2024 down 68.4% volatile
111 Liberia 87 t 2024 down 77.7% volatile
112 Panama 84 t 2024 — volatile
113 Sierra Leone 72 t 2024 down 18.2% volatile
114 Belarus 64 t 2024 down 97.5% volatile
115 Cameroon 54 t 2024 down 39.3% volatile
115 Singapore 54 t 2024 down 99.2% volatile
117 Democratic Republic of the Congo 51 t 2024 up 50.0% volatile
118 Oman 49 t 2024 down 92.8% volatile
119 Moldova 45 t 2024 — volatile
119 Republic of Moldova 45 t 2024 — volatile
121 Yemen 42 t 2024 up 740.0% volatile
122 Azerbaijan 36 t 2024 down 16.3% volatile
123 Guinea-Bissau 33 t 2024 down 69.7% volatile
124 Equatorial Guinea 32 t 2024 up 88.2% rising
124 Suriname 32 t 2024 down 59.0% volatile
126 Comoros 30 t 2024 — volatile
127 Kenya 26 t 2024 down 69.4% volatile
128 Algeria 24 t 2024 down 82.9% volatile
128 Senegal 24 t 2024 down 99.0% volatile
130 Bahrain 21 t 2024 down 98.4% volatile
130 Kyrgyzstan 21 t 2024 — volatile
132 Costa Rica 20 t 2024 down 47.4% volatile
132 Libya 20 t 2024 up 33.3% rising
132 North Macedonia 20 t 2024 down 95.2% volatile
132 Saudi Arabia 20 t 2024 down 82.9% volatile
136 Gabon 18 t 2024 down 21.7% volatile
136 Mauritania 18 t 2024 unchanged volatile
138 Antigua and Barbuda 17 t 2024 — flat
139 Mali 16 t 2024 down 85.7% volatile
139 French Guiana 16 t 2024 unchanged flat
141 Afghanistan 14 t 2024 down 6.7% volatile
142 Ecuador 12 t 2024 down 96.5% volatile
143 Belize 11 t 2024 down 35.3% volatile
144 Israel 10 t 2024 down 90.3% volatile
144 Montenegro 10 t 2024 — volatile
144 Peru 10 t 2024 down 78.3% volatile
147 Central African Republic 8 t 2024 down 63.6% falling
147 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8 t 2024 down 11.1% falling
149 Mongolia 6 t 2024 down 95.2% volatile
150 Guatemala 5 t 2024 down 99.6% volatile
150 New Zealand 5 t 2024 up 150.0% volatile
152 Solomon Islands 4 t 2024 up 100.0% rising
153 Botswana 3 t 2024 down 95.5% volatile
153 Luxembourg 3 t 2024 down 98.7% volatile
153 Trinidad and Tobago 3 t 2024 down 88.9% volatile
156 Madagascar 2 t 2024 down 96.4% volatile
156 Chad 2 t 2024 unchanged flat
158 Burundi 1 t 2024 down 80.0% volatile
158 Brunei 1 t 2024 down 98.9% volatile
158 Congo 1 t 2024 down 93.3% volatile
158 Dominica 1 t 2024 down 98.3% volatile
158 Haiti 1 t 2024 down 50.0% volatile
158 Kuwait 1 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
158 Malta 1 t 2024 — volatile
158 New Caledonia 1 t 2024 unchanged flat
158 Nepal 1 t 2024 unchanged volatile
158 Papua New Guinea 1 t 2024 down 99.9% volatile
158 Rwanda 1 t 2024 down 99.4% volatile
158 Syria 1 t 2024 down 99.9% volatile
158 Syrian Arab Republic 1 t 2024 down 99.9% volatile
158 Brunei Darussalam 1 t 2024 down 98.9% volatile
172 Albania 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Armenia 0 t 2024 — volatile
172 Bahamas 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Chile 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Cyprus 0 t 2024 — volatile
172 Iraq 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Iceland 0 t 2024 — volatile
172 Jamaica 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Saint Lucia 0 t 2024 — volatile
172 Morocco 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Mozambique 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Mauritius 0 t 2024 — volatile
172 Malawi 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Niger 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Pakistan 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Qatar 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Somalia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Togo 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Uganda 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Uruguay 0 t 2024 — volatile
172 Uzbekistan 0 t 2024 — volatile
172 British Virgin Islands 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
172 Serbia and Montenegro 0 t 2005 down 100.0% volatile
172 China, Macao SAR 0 t 2024 — volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Wood charcoal — Export quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
227 places, 7,941 data points, 1961–2024
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The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en