Wood charcoal — Production in Malawi
Malawi: Wood charcoal — Production was 675,817 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood charcoal — Production in Malawi, 1961–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 20 Sudan (former) 832,000 t compare
- 21 Algeria 799,181 t compare
- 22 Mozambique 770,738 t compare
- 24 Indonesia 664,000 t compare
- 25 Sudan 588,000 t compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 580,569 t compare
More environment data for Malawi
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1,743 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 165 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 116 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 53 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 15,306 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 12,609 t (2024)
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
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