The Environmental Crime Crisis
Wood charcoal production in Africa
MOROCCO
Tunisia
LIBYA
ALGERIA
EGYPT
Western Sahara
MAURITANIA
MALI
SUDAN
CHAD
SENEGAL
NIGER
ERITREA
GAMBIA
BURKINA FASO
DJIBOUTI
GUINEA- BISSAU
BENIN
GUINEA
Somaliland
TOGO
CÔTE D’IVOIRE
NIGERIA
ETHIOPIA
SIERRA LEONE
SOUTH SUDAN
GHANA
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
LIBERIA
CAMEROON
SOMALIA
EQ. GUINEA
UGANDA
KENYA
Charcoal officially produced by country
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
GABON
CONGO
RWANDA
Tonnes, 2012
4 000 000
TANZANIA
BURUNDI
MALAWI
1 000 000 500 000 100 000 4 000
ANGOLA
ZAMBIA
MOZAMBIQUE
30 Million tonnes Total charcoal production trend in Africa
ZIMBABWE
BOTSWANA
NAMIBIA
MADAGASCAR
25
SWAZILAND
20
LESOTHO
SOUTH AFRICA
15
10
5
0
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2012
Source: FAOSTAT, accessed May 2014
Figure 17: Wood charcoal production in Africa.
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