Wood charcoal — Production in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Wood charcoal — Production was 14,112 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14,112 t
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
100th
of 205 countries
All-time high
14,112 t
in 2024
All-time low
3,286 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Wood charcoal — Production in Costa Rica, 1961–2024

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 14,112 t for wood charcoal — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wood charcoal — production in Costa Rica peaked at 14,112 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,286 t, in 1961.

That places Costa Rica 100th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,615 t 3,286 t 3,963 t 9
1970s 4,431 t 4,057 t 4,916 t 10
1980s 6,187 t 5,127 t 7,064 t 10
1990s 8,144 t 7,275 t 9,084 t 10
2000s 10,249 t 9,288 t 11,199 t 10
2010s 12,326 t 11,423 t 13,182 t 10
2020s 13,737 t 13,367 t 14,112 t 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 97 Malaysia 16,000 t compare
  2. 97 Nicaragua 16,000 t compare
  3. 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15,705 t compare
  4. 101 Melanesia 13,162 t compare
  5. 102 Zimbabwe 12,479 t compare
  6. 103 Equatorial Guinea 12,401 t compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wood charcoal — production in Costa Rica?
Wood charcoal — production in Costa Rica was 14,112 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wood charcoal — production recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 14,112 t in 2024.
What is the lowest wood charcoal — production recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 3,286 t in 1961.
How does Costa Rica rank for wood charcoal — production?
Costa Rica ranks 100th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is wood charcoal — production rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood charcoal — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Wood charcoal — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 12,746 data points, 1961–2024
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