Wood charcoal — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Wood charcoal — Production was 26.05 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood charcoal — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood charcoal — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 26.05 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 26.05 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.58 million t, in 1961.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood charcoal — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.58 million t | — |
| 1962 | 3.69 million t | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 3.80 million t | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 3.91 million t | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 4.04 million t | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 4.14 million t | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 4.29 million t | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 4.40 million t | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 4.58 million t | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 4.68 million t | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 4.81 million t | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 4.91 million t | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 5.10 million t | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 5.24 million t | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 5.38 million t | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 5.53 million t | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 5.72 million t | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 5.93 million t | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 6.16 million t | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 6.41 million t | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 6.60 million t | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 6.84 million t | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 7.10 million t | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 7.46 million t | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 7.85 million t | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 8.13 million t | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 8.37 million t | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 8.73 million t | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 9.06 million t | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 9.46 million t | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 9.81 million t | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 9.31 million t | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 9.66 million t | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 10.19 million t | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 11.39 million t | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 12.06 million t | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 11.93 million t | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 12.29 million t | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 12.26 million t | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 12.66 million t | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 13.49 million t | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 14.07 million t | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 14.53 million t | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 15.14 million t | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 15.60 million t | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 16.04 million t | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 16.57 million t | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 17.14 million t | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 17.61 million t | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 18.40 million t | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 18.66 million t | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 19.04 million t | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 20.08 million t | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 20.52 million t | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 21.06 million t | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 21.53 million t | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 22.00 million t | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 22.49 million t | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 22.67 million t | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 23.14 million t | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 24.25 million t | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 25.46 million t | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 25.49 million t | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 26.05 million t | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.05 million t | 3.58 million t | 4.58 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.35 million t | 4.68 million t | 6.16 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.66 million t | 6.41 million t | 9.06 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.84 million t | 9.31 million t | 12.29 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.28 million t | 12.66 million t | 17.61 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.65 million t | 18.40 million t | 22.67 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.88 million t | 23.14 million t | 26.05 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 12.73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 863,406 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 224,322 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood charcoal — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Wood charcoal — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 26.05 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood charcoal — production recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.05 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — production recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.58 million t in 1961.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for wood charcoal — production?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — production rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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