Wood charcoal — Production in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Wood charcoal — Production was 5.19 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.19 million t
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
2nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
5.19 million t
in 2024
All-time low
2.38 million t
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Wood charcoal — Production in Ethiopia, 1993–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M1993200820241993: 2.4M t1994: 2.5M t1995: 2.6M t1996: 2.6M t1997: 2.7M t1998: 2.7M t1999: 2.8M t2000: 2.9M t2001: 3.0M t2002: 3.1M t2003: 3.1M t2004: 3.2M t2005: 3.3M t2006: 3.4M t2007: 3.5M t2008: 3.6M t2009: 3.6M t2010: 3.7M t2011: 3.8M t2012: 3.9M t2013: 4.0M t2014: 4.1M t2015: 4.2M t2016: 4.3M t2017: 4.4M t2018: 4.5M t2019: 4.6M t2020: 4.7M t2021: 4.8M t2022: 5.0M t2023: 5.1M t2024: 5.2M t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wood charcoal — production in Ethiopia is 5.19 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wood charcoal — production in Ethiopia peaked at 5.19 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.38 million t, in 1993.

That places Ethiopia 2nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.61 million t 2.38 million t 2.82 million t 7
2000s 3.27 million t 2.91 million t 3.64 million t 10
2010s 4.17 million t 3.73 million t 4.62 million t 10
2020s 4.95 million t 4.73 million t 5.19 million t 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 1 Brazil 7.18 million t compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 5.07 million t compare
  3. 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.16 million t compare
  4. 5 India 2.88 million t compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wood charcoal — production in Ethiopia?
Wood charcoal — production in Ethiopia was 5.19 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wood charcoal — production recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 5.19 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest wood charcoal — production recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.38 million t in 1993.
How does Ethiopia rank for wood charcoal — production?
Ethiopia ranks 2nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is wood charcoal — production rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia 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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