Wood charcoal — Production in Guyana
Guyana: Wood charcoal — Production was 25,672 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood charcoal — Production in Guyana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood charcoal — production in Guyana is 25,672 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — production in Guyana peaked at 31,900 t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 500 t, in 1998.
Guyana ranks 92nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wood charcoal — Production in Guyana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,114 t | — |
| 1962 | 20,499 t | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 18,784 t | -8.4% |
| 1964 | 23,070 t | +22.8% |
| 1965 | 17,356 t | -24.8% |
| 1966 | 16,843 t | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 16,630 t | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 16,517 t | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 17,105 t | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 16,994 t | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 18,394 t | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 16,506 t | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 16,531 t | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 16,264 t | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 15,965 t | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 16,019 t | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 16,325 t | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 16,622 t | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 17,087 t | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 17,106 t | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 17,308 t | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 18,382 t | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 19,154 t | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 19,758 t | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 19,797 t | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 19,894 t | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 19,913 t | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 20,256 t | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 20,638 t | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 560 t | -97.3% |
| 1991 | 700 t | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 20,623 t | +2846.1% |
| 1993 | 20,495 t | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 2,000 t | -90.2% |
| 1995 | 1,800 t | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 1,300 t | -27.8% |
| 1997 | 1,000 t | -23.1% |
| 1998 | 500 t | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 21,397 t | +4179.4% |
| 2000 | 20,922 t | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 21,118 t | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 21,316 t | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 21,516 t | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 21,718 t | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 21,922 t | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 31,900 t | +45.5% |
| 2007 | 24,500 t | -23.2% |
| 2008 | 22,500 t | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 22,500 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22,500 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23,181 t | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 23,397 t | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 23,614 t | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 23,833 t | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 24,054 t | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 24,230 t | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 24,407 t | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 24,585 t | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 24,765 t | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 24,945 t | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 25,125 t | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 25,306 t | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 25,488 t | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 25,672 t | +0.7% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 25,672 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,034 t, 24.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 25,672 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,281 t, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood charcoal — Production in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +4179.4% | 500 t | 21,397 t |
| 1992 | +2846.1% | 700 t | 20,623 t |
| 1990 | -97.3% | 20,638 t | 560 t |
| 1994 | -90.2% | 20,495 t | 2,000 t |
| 1998 | -50.0% | 1,000 t | 500 t |
| 2006 | +45.5% | 21,922 t | 31,900 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,546 t | 16,517 t | 23,070 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,671 t | 15,965 t | 18,394 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,221 t | 17,106 t | 20,638 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,038 t | 500 t | 21,397 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,991 t | 20,922 t | 31,900 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,857 t | 22,500 t | 24,765 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,307 t | 24,945 t | 25,672 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Guyana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.55 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.299 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 12.75 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood charcoal — production in Guyana?
- Wood charcoal — production in Guyana was 25,672 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood charcoal — production recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 31,900 t in 2006.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — production recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 t in 1998.
- How does Guyana rank for wood charcoal — production?
- Guyana ranks 92nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — production rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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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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