Wood charcoal — Production in Northern America

Northern America: Wood charcoal — Production was 875,911 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
875,911 t
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
17th
of 30 groups
All-time high
1.07 million t
in 2010
All-time low
500,000 t
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024

Wood charcoal — Production in Northern America, 1972–2024

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M197219982024

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.

Northern America ranks 17th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.

Wood charcoal — Production in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Wood charcoal — Production in Northern America, 1972 to 2024.
Year t Change
1972 500,000 t —
1973 500,000 t +0.0%
1974 500,000 t +0.0%
1975 500,000 t +0.0%
1976 500,000 t +0.0%
1977 500,000 t +0.0%
1978 500,000 t +0.0%
1979 500,000 t +0.0%
1980 500,000 t +0.0%
1981 500,000 t +0.0%
1982 500,000 t +0.0%
1983 500,000 t +0.0%
1984 500,000 t +0.0%
1985 500,000 t +0.0%
1986 500,000 t +0.0%
1987 500,000 t +0.0%
1988 500,000 t +0.0%
1989 500,000 t +0.0%
1990 500,000 t +0.0%
1991 500,000 t +0.0%
1992 500,000 t +0.0%
1993 734,000 t +46.8%
1994 762,000 t +3.8%
1995 747,000 t -2.0%
1996 789,000 t +5.6%
1997 802,000 t +1.6%
1998 852,900 t +6.3%
1999 870,800 t +2.1%
2000 925,100 t +6.2%
2001 909,900 t -1.6%
2002 959,400 t +5.4%
2003 982,200 t +2.4%
2004 930,300 t -5.3%
2005 940,000 t +1.0%
2006 901,800 t -4.1%
2007 901,649 t -0.0%
2008 916,524 t +1.6%
2009 923,507 t +0.8%
2010 1.07 million t +15.9%
2011 1.04 million t -3.0%
2012 1.04 million t +0.1%
2013 982,260 t -5.5%
2014 982,260 t +0.0%
2015 982,260 t +0.0%
2016 852,000 t -13.3%
2017 852,000 t +0.0%
2018 852,000 t +0.0%
2019 852,000 t +0.0%
2020 852,000 t +0.0%
2021 852,000 t +0.0%
2022 852,000 t +0.0%
2023 875,911 t +2.8%
2024 875,911 t +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 14 Egypt 1.52 million t compare
  2. 15 Kenya 1.51 million t compare
  3. 16 Uganda 1.33 million t compare
  4. 17 Zambia 1.30 million t compare
  5. 18 Niger 891,802 t compare
  6. 19 United States 852,000 t compare
  7. 20 Burkina Faso 840,750 t compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

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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 17th out of 30 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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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
250 places, 13,349 data points, 1961–2024
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