Wood charcoal — Production in India
India: Wood charcoal — Production was 2.88 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood charcoal — Production in India, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
India recorded 2.88 million t for wood charcoal — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — production in India peaked at 2.88 million t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 850,747 t, in 1961.
India ranks 5th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 935,982 t | 850,747 t | 1.03 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.18 million t | 1.05 million t | 1.31 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.42 million t | 1.33 million t | 1.49 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.60 million t | 1.51 million t | 1.65 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.63 million t | 1.66 million t | 2.88 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.88 million t | 2.88 million t | 2.88 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.88 million t | 2.88 million t | 2.88 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 2 Ethiopia 5.19 million t compare
- 3 Nigeria 5.07 million t compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.16 million t compare
- 6 Ethiopia PDR 2.47 million t compare
- 7 China 2.42 million t compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 2.40 million t compare
More environment data for India
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.00 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 14.13 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 63,080 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 37,519 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 768,863 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.05 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 1.10 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 1.34 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood charcoal — production in India?
- Wood charcoal — production in India was 2.88 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood charcoal — production recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 million t in 2003.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — production recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 850,747 t in 1961.
- How does India rank for wood charcoal — production?
- India ranks 5th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — production rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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
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