Wood charcoal — Production in Malawi

Malawi: Wood charcoal — Production was 675,817 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
675,817 t
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
23rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
675,817 t
in 2024
All-time low
127,000 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Wood charcoal — Production in Malawi, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 675,817 t for wood charcoal — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wood charcoal — production in Malawi peaked at 675,817 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 127,000 t, in 1961.

Malawi ranks 23rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 141,170 t 127,000 t 156,223 t 9
1970s 176,274 t 158,823 t 198,791 t 10
1980s 259,949 t 207,690 t 337,392 t 10
1990s 360,916 t 343,953 t 382,746 t 10
2000s 432,879 t 391,746 t 478,475 t 10
2010s 546,290 t 489,823 t 604,025 t 10
2020s 646,350 t 617,541 t 675,817 t 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 20 Sudan (former) 832,000 t compare
  2. 21 Algeria 799,181 t compare
  3. 22 Mozambique 770,738 t compare
  4. 24 Indonesia 664,000 t compare
  5. 25 Sudan 588,000 t compare
  6. 26 Côte d'Ivoire 580,569 t compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wood charcoal — production in Malawi?
Wood charcoal — production in Malawi was 675,817 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wood charcoal — production recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 675,817 t in 2024.
What is the lowest wood charcoal — production recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 127,000 t in 1961.
How does Malawi rank for wood charcoal — production?
Malawi ranks 23rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is wood charcoal — production rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi 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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