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Wood charcoal: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in wood charcoal totaled $1.7 billion (3.4 million tonnes). The top exporters were Indonesia (21%), Laos (6%) and Namibia (6%); the top importers were China (11%), Japan (7%) and South Korea (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 17%.

Summary

World trade
$1.7billion
Tonnes
3.4million tonnes
Price per tonne
$499
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Indonesia$365 million · 21.4%
  2. Laos$102 million · 6%
  3. Namibia$94 million · 5.5%
  4. Vietnam$94 million · 5.5%
  5. China$94 million · 5.5%
  6. Ukraine$91 million · 5.3%
  7. Poland$81 million · 4.8%
  8. Philippines$65 million · 3.8%
  9. Paraguay$58 million · 3.4%
  10. Mexico$57 million · 3.3%
  11. Myanmar$53 million · 3.1%
  12. Nigeria$53 million · 3.1%
  13. Cuba$48 million · 2.8%
  14. India$41 million · 2.4%
  15. Malaysia$36 million · 2.1%
  16. Egypt$33 million · 2%
  17. South Africa$32 million · 1.9%
  18. Spain$26 million · 1.5%
  19. Germany$23 million · 1.3%
  20. Netherlands$22 million · 1.3%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. China$185 million · 10.9%
  2. Japan$119 million · 7%
  3. South Korea$118 million · 6.9%
  4. Saudi Arabia$117 million · 6.9%
  5. United States$103 million · 6.1%
  6. Germany$74 million · 4.3%
  7. Netherlands$64 million · 3.8%
    re-exports
  8. United Kingdom$60 million · 3.5%
  9. Iraq$56 million · 3.3%
  10. France$52 million · 3.1%
  11. Poland$40 million · 2.4%
  12. Greece$36 million · 2.1%
  13. Turkey$36 million · 2.1%
  14. Italy$33 million · 1.9%
  15. Lebanon$31 million · 1.8%
  16. Bhutan$31 million · 1.8%
  17. Norway$29 million · 1.7%
  18. Spain$29 million · 1.7%
  19. Malaysia$27 million · 1.6%
  20. Romania$22 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

Indonesia has been the top exporter since 2012

Value in USD millions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • Indonesia 365
  • Laos 102
  • Namibia 94.5
  • Vietnam 94.3
  • China 94.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Indonesia51.9365
Laos0.03102
Namibia094.5
Vietnam4.694.3
China16.794.1

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 63% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $499

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$306
1996$326
1997$334
1998$282
1999$261
2000$281
2001$294
2002$266
2003$320
2004$318
2005$309
2006$308
2007$320
2008$336
2009$279
2010$381
2011$418
2012$259
2013$443
2014$455
2015$455
2016$461
2017$474
2018$475
2019$476
2020$504
2021$529
2022$545
2023$528
2024$499

What it includes

  • 4402 · Wood charcoal

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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