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 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wood charcoal — Production in India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 850,747 t | — |
| 1962 | 871,071 t | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 891,472 t | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 912,559 t | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 934,146 t | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 956,243 t | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 979,663 t | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 1.00 million t | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 1.03 million t | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 1.05 million t | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 1.08 million t | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 1.12 million t | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 1.15 million t | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 1.18 million t | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 1.19 million t | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.23 million t | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 1.24 million t | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.25 million t | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.31 million t | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 1.33 million t | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 1.35 million t | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.37 million t | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.38 million t | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.41 million t | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.43 million t | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.46 million t | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.48 million t | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 1.48 million t | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.49 million t | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.51 million t | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.54 million t | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.56 million t | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.59 million t | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.61 million t | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.62 million t | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.62 million t | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.63 million t | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.64 million t | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.65 million t | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.66 million t | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.67 million t | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.78 million t | +66.0% |
| 2003 | 2.88 million t | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 2.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.88 million t | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 2.88 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86,636 t, 33.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- India's 2.88 million t is above the median for South Asia, which is 53,666 t, 53.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood charcoal — Production in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +66.0% | 1.67 million t | 2.78 million t |
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % 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 1.12 % change on previous year (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 220 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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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