Argentina vs South Africa: Charcoal — Energy consumption

Argentina
8,779 TJ
in 2024
South Africa
10,383 TJ
in 2024
Argentina rank
36th
South Africa rank
34th

Charcoal — Energy consumption over time

  • Argentina
  • South Africa
010.0k20.0k30.0k199020072024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 10,383 TJ against 8,779 TJ in Argentina, a difference of 1,604 TJ.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Argentina ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 34th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 6,797 TJ 30,925 TJ 24,128 TJ South Africa
2000s 10,098 TJ 21,199 TJ 11,101 TJ South Africa
2010s 11,918 TJ 14,328 TJ 2,410 TJ South Africa
2020s 10,262 TJ 9,761 TJ 501.06 TJ Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher charcoal — energy consumption, Argentina or South Africa?
South Africa, at 10,383 TJ against 8,779 TJ in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in charcoal — energy consumption between Argentina and South Africa?
1,604 TJ, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Argentina and South Africa rank globally for charcoal — energy consumption?
Argentina ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 34th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Charcoal — Energy consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Argentina vs South Africa: Charcoal — Energy consumption. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 27 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/charcoal-energy-consumption/argentina/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/charcoal-energy-consumption/argentina/south-africa/">Argentina vs South Africa: Charcoal — Energy consumption</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Charcoal — Energy consumption
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
229 places, 7,041 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.