Africa vs Melanesia: Fuelwood — Energy consumption
Africa
6.17 million TJ
in 2024
Melanesia
53,757 TJ
in 2024
Africa rank
6th
Melanesia rank
9th
Fuelwood — Energy consumption over time
- Africa
- Melanesia
How they compare
Africa currently reports 6.17 million TJ against 53,757 TJ in Melanesia, a difference of 6.12 million TJ.
That makes Africa's figure about 114.8 times Melanesia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 6th and Melanesia ranks 9th of 31 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.90 million TJ | 52,318 TJ | 3.84 million TJ | Africa |
| 2000s | 4.77 million TJ | 52,766 TJ | 4.72 million TJ | Africa |
| 2010s | 5.51 million TJ | 52,756 TJ | 5.46 million TJ | Africa |
| 2020s | 6.10 million TJ | 53,411 TJ | 6.05 million TJ | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuelwood — energy consumption, Africa or Melanesia?
- Africa, at 6.17 million TJ against 53,757 TJ in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fuelwood — energy consumption between Africa and Melanesia?
- 6.12 million TJ, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Melanesia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Melanesia rank globally for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Africa ranks 6th and Melanesia ranks 9th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Fuelwood — Energy consumption. 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.