Africa vs Brazil: Charcoal — Energy production
Africa
1.37 million TJ
in 2024
Brazil
190,788 TJ
in 2024
Africa rank
1st
Brazil rank
1st
Charcoal — Energy production over time
- Africa
- Brazil
How they compare
Africa currently reports 1.37 million TJ against 190,788 TJ in Brazil, a difference of 1.18 million TJ.
That makes Africa's figure about 7.2 times Brazil's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 1st and Brazil ranks 1st of 38 regions.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 496,258 TJ | 221,614 TJ | 274,644 TJ | Africa |
| 2000s | 775,754 TJ | 255,160 TJ | 520,594 TJ | Africa |
| 2010s | 1.14 million TJ | 193,101 TJ | 946,310 TJ | Africa |
| 2020s | 1.35 million TJ | 190,399 TJ | 1.16 million TJ | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher charcoal — energy production, Africa or Brazil?
- Africa, at 1.37 million TJ against 190,788 TJ in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in charcoal — energy production between Africa and Brazil?
- 1.18 million TJ, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Brazil?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Brazil rank globally for charcoal — energy production?
- Africa ranks 1st and Brazil ranks 1st of 38 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Charcoal — Energy production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.