Wood charcoal — Production in Northern America
Northern America: Wood charcoal — Production was 875,911 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood charcoal — Production in Northern America, 1972–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood charcoal — production in Northern America is 875,911 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — production in Northern America peaked at 1.07 million t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 500,000 t, in 1972.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 500,000 t | 500,000 t | 500,000 t | 8 |
| 1980s | 500,000 t | 500,000 t | 500,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 705,770 t | 500,000 t | 870,800 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 929,038 t | 901,649 t | 982,200 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 950,178 t | 852,000 t | 1.07 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 861,564 t | 852,000 t | 875,911 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 3 Nigeria 5.07 million t compare
- 4 India 2.88 million t compare
- 5 Ethiopia PDR 2.47 million t compare
- 6 China (People’s Republic of) 2.42 million t compare
- 7 Ghana 2.39 million t compare
- 8 Madagascar, Republic of 1.66 million t compare
- 9 Somalia 1.63 million t compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 11.92 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood charcoal — production in Northern America?
- Wood charcoal — production in Northern America was 875,911 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood charcoal — production recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million t in 2010.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — production recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 500,000 t in 1972.
- How does Northern America rank for wood charcoal — production?
- Northern America ranks 6th out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — production rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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