Eastern Africa vs Nigeria: Fuelwood — Energy consumption
Fuelwood — Energy consumption over time
- Eastern Africa
- Nigeria
How they compare
Eastern Africa currently reports 3.15 million TJ against 602,495 TJ in Nigeria, a difference of 2.55 million TJ.
That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 5.2 times Nigeria's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Eastern Africa has been ahead every year.
Eastern Africa ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 31 groups.
Eastern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.80 million TJ | 294,866 TJ | 1.50 million TJ | Eastern Africa |
| 2000s | 2.25 million TJ | 414,456 TJ | 1.84 million TJ | Eastern Africa |
| 2010s | 2.76 million TJ | 581,449 TJ | 2.18 million TJ | Eastern Africa |
| 2020s | 3.13 million TJ | 596,227 TJ | 2.53 million TJ | Eastern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuelwood — energy consumption, Eastern Africa or Nigeria?
- Eastern Africa, at 3.15 million TJ against 602,495 TJ in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fuelwood — energy consumption between Eastern Africa and Nigeria?
- 2.55 million TJ, with Eastern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Africa and Nigeria rank globally for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Eastern Africa ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 7th 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.
Individual pages
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.