Charcoal — Energy consumption by country
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...
Countries reporting
197
Highest
282,861 TJ
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lowest
0 TJ
Antigua and Barbuda
Median
368.75 TJ
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
7,041
What the numbers show
Charcoal — Energy consumption is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 282,861 TJ in Democratic Republic of the Congo; the lowest is 0 TJ in Antigua and Barbuda.
The median across all reporting countries is 368.75 TJ, and the mean is 10,859 TJ.
Over the past decade 111 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 5,105.9%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
Charcoal — Energy consumption: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 282,861 TJ | 2024 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Brazil | 187,969 TJ | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 185,988 TJ | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 4 | Uganda | 109,049 TJ | 2024 | up 132.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Kenya | 83,749 TJ | 2024 | down 55.6% | rising |
| 6 | Philippines | 75,337 TJ | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 7 | China | 64,229 TJ | 2024 | up 14.4% | flat |
| 8 | China, mainland | 64,111 TJ | 2024 | up 14.7% | flat |
| 9 | Sudan (former) | 56,552 TJ | 2011 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 10 | United Republic of Tanzania | 56,268 TJ | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 11 | Somalia | 48,129 TJ | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 12 | Nigeria | 44,459 TJ | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 13 | OECD | 42,541 TJ | 2024 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 14 | Ghana | 42,508 TJ | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 15 | Côte d'Ivoire | 41,965 TJ | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 16 | India | 41,521 TJ | 2024 | down 54.3% | flat |
| 17 | Caribbean | 40,587 TJ | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 18 | Zambia | 38,232 TJ | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 19 | Angola | 37,150 TJ | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 20 | Mozambique | 35,534 TJ | 2024 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Haiti | 35,118 TJ | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 22 | Madagascar | 31,565 TJ | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 23 | Egypt | 29,058 TJ | 2024 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 24 | Thailand | 27,258 TJ | 2024 | down 79.1% | falling |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 27,022 TJ | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Indonesia | 25,144 TJ | 2024 | up 117.4% | falling |
| 27 | Togo | 23,669 TJ | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 28 | Sudan | 22,450 TJ | 2024 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 29 | Mali | 19,972 TJ | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 30 | Rwanda | 19,765 TJ | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Benin | 18,444 TJ | 2024 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Chad | 16,520 TJ | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 15,488 TJ | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 34 | Guinea | 13,582 TJ | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Burundi | 11,505 TJ | 2024 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Gabon | 11,298 TJ | 2024 | up 1,656.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Liberia | 11,210 TJ | 2024 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 38 | South Africa | 10,383 TJ | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 39 | Bangladesh | 9,718 TJ | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 40 | Argentina | 8,779 TJ | 2024 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 41 | Cameroon | 8,447 TJ | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 42 | Malawi | 8,024 TJ | 2024 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Congo | 7,621 TJ | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 44 | Mauritania | 7,522 TJ | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 45 | Tunisia | 7,428 TJ | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 46 | Senegal | 7,060 TJ | 2024 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Cambodia | 7,026 TJ | 2024 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 48 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6,048 TJ | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Paraguay | 5,992 TJ | 2024 | down 37.1% | flat |
| 50 | Viet Nam | 5,812 TJ | 2024 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 51 | Peru | 5,750 TJ | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 52 | Eritrea | 5,193 TJ | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 53 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 5,128 TJ | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 54 | Afghanistan | 4,780 TJ | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 4,682 TJ | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Chile | 4,511 TJ | 2020 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 3,898 TJ | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 58 | Namibia | 3,729 TJ | 2024 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Libya | 3,543 TJ | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 60 | Germany | 3,216 TJ | 2024 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 61 | France | 3,059 TJ | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 62 | Bhutan | 2,949 TJ | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Jordan | 2,860 TJ | 2024 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Pakistan | 2,666 TJ | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 65 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,596 TJ | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 66 | Gambia | 2,301 TJ | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 67 | Yemen | 2,295 TJ | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 68 | Botswana | 2,226 TJ | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 69 | Guatemala | 2,065 TJ | 2020 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Niger | 2,015 TJ | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 71 | Greece | 1,953 TJ | 2024 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 72 | Italy | 1,811 TJ | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 73 | South Sudan | 1,687 TJ | 2024 | up 321.8% | volatile |
| 74 | United Arab Emirates | 1,652 TJ | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 75 | Djibouti | 1,575 TJ | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 76 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,525 TJ | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 77 | Lebanon | 1,357 TJ | 2024 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Romania | 1,065 TJ | 2024 | up 247.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Portugal | 967.89 TJ | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 80 | Israel | 948.1 TJ | 2024 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Myanmar | 824.82 TJ | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Jamaica | 720.98 TJ | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Morocco | 684.93 TJ | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Iraq | 649 TJ | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 85 | Russian Federation | 631.89 TJ | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 86 | Oman | 614.72 TJ | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Ukraine | 611.18 TJ | 2024 | down 56.8% | rising |
| 88 | Central African Republic | 589.1 TJ | 2024 | up 66.4% | falling |
| 89 | Cuba | 551.65 TJ | 2024 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 90 | Mongolia | 526.58 TJ | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 91 | Belgium | 516.25 TJ | 2024 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 92 | Croatia | 503.09 TJ | 2024 | up 184.2% | rising |
| 93 | Kuwait | 460.58 TJ | 2024 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Réunion | 453.12 TJ | 2010 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 95 | Cyprus | 435.83 TJ | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 96 | Spain | 433 TJ | 2024 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 97 | Singapore | 384.5 TJ | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Melanesia | 376.21 TJ | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 99 | Equatorial Guinea | 368.75 TJ | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 100 | Austria | 336.6 TJ | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 324.5 TJ | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Saudi Arabia | 319.43 TJ | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Sao Tome and Principe | 309.75 TJ | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 104 | Nicaragua | 308.78 TJ | 2022 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 105 | Turkmenistan | 295 TJ | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 106 | Bahrain | 291.49 TJ | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Comoros | 280.25 TJ | 2024 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Eswatini | 265.5 TJ | 2024 | down 79.6% | falling |
| 108 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 265.5 TJ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Nepal | 257.95 TJ | 2024 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Bulgaria | 219.13 TJ | 2024 | up 147.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Papua New Guinea | 215.35 TJ | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 113 | French Guiana | 212.99 TJ | 2010 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 114 | Uruguay | 188.8 TJ | 2024 | up 204.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Kazakhstan | 182.31 TJ | 2024 | up 71.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 167.71 TJ | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 117 | Japan | 167.5 TJ | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Norway | 153.75 TJ | 2024 | down 87.0% | rising |
| 119 | Qatar | 136.05 TJ | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 120 | New Zealand | 124.05 TJ | 2024 | up 110.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Australia and New Zealand | 124.05 TJ | 2024 | up 110.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Lithuania | 118 TJ | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 123 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 88.5 TJ | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Saint Lucia | 85.55 TJ | 2024 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 124 | Republic of Moldova | 85.55 TJ | 2024 | up 190.0% | rising |
| 126 | Syrian Arab Republic | 79.65 TJ | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 127 | Belize | 76.7 TJ | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Latvia | 74.93 TJ | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 129 | Grenada | 69.21 TJ | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 130 | Fiji | 67.85 TJ | 2024 | up 111.0% | rising |
| 131 | Guadeloupe | 61.66 TJ | 2010 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 132 | Albania | 59 TJ | 2024 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 132 | North Macedonia | 59 TJ | 1998 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 134 | Martinique | 55.9 TJ | 2010 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 135 | Serbia | 54.96 TJ | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Micronesia | 54.93 TJ | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 137 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 54.58 TJ | 2024 | up 164.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Trinidad and Tobago | 53.07 TJ | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 139 | Armenia | 52.22 TJ | 2024 | up 5,105.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Solomon Islands | 48.17 TJ | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 141 | Suriname | 44.25 TJ | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 142 | Polynesia | 43.39 TJ | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Montenegro | 42.63 TJ | 2024 | up 80.6% | rising |
| 144 | Panama | 38.91 TJ | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Tajikistan | 32.45 TJ | 2024 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Belarus | 31.45 TJ | 2024 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 147 | Lesotho | 29.76 TJ | 2024 | up 618.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Guam | 29.5 TJ | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 148 | Slovakia | 29.5 TJ | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 148 | China, Macao SAR | 29.5 TJ | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 151 | Maldives | 28.02 TJ | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 152 | Costa Rica | 27.61 TJ | 2024 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Malaysia | 26.02 TJ | 2024 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Guyana | 26 TJ | 2024 | down 47.8% | flat |
| 155 | Bahamas | 23.6 TJ | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 156 | New Caledonia | 23.01 TJ | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 157 | Vanuatu | 21.83 TJ | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 158 | Brunei Darussalam | 21.39 TJ | 2024 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 159 | Cabo Verde | 20.65 TJ | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Samoa | 18.59 TJ | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 161 | Aruba | 17.7 TJ | 2024 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 162 | French Polynesia | 17.11 TJ | 2024 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Mauritius | 16.49 TJ | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 16.23 TJ | 2010 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 165 | Kiribati | 13.28 TJ | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 166 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 11.92 TJ | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 167 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.86 TJ | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 168 | Malta | 9.73 TJ | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 169 | Colombia | 9.17 TJ | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Barbados | 9 TJ | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Tonga | 7.38 TJ | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 172 | Andorra | 7.29 TJ | 2024 | up 751.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Dominica | 7.14 TJ | 2024 | up 36.7% | falling |
| 174 | El Salvador | 6.9 TJ | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.1 TJ | 2024 | down 31.1% | rising |
| 176 | United States Virgin Islands | 4.81 TJ | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 177 | Sri Lanka | 4.28 TJ | 2007 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 178 | British Virgin Islands | 4.04 TJ | 2024 | up 226.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Azerbaijan | 2.95 TJ | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.95 TJ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 2.95 TJ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 182 | Gibraltar | 2.74 TJ | 2024 | up 4,550.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Faroe Islands | 1.71 TJ | 2024 | up 480.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Seychelles | 0.649 TJ | 2024 | up 2,100.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Curaçao | 0.649 TJ | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Honduras | 0.59 TJ | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 0.59 TJ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 186 | Anguilla | 0.59 TJ | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 189 | Saint Barthélemy | 0.295 TJ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 190 | Palau | 0.236 TJ | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Niue | 0.177 TJ | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Bermuda | 0.1475 TJ | 2024 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 192 | Cook Islands | 0.1475 TJ | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Cayman Islands | 0.0885 TJ | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0885 TJ | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 196 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0295 TJ | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 TJ | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.96 million TJ
- Non-Annex I countries 1.91 million TJ
- Africa 1.37 million TJ
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.33 million TJ
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.28 million TJ
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.13 million TJ
- Eastern Africa 641,242 TJ
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 470,299 TJ
- Middle Africa 365,164 TJ
- Asia 292,570 TJ
- Americas 279,985 TJ
- Western Africa 279,833 TJ
- South America 210,451 TJ
- South-eastern Asia 147,881 TJ
- Eastern Asia 70,052 TJ
- Northern Africa 63,164 TJ
- Southern Asia 61,974 TJ
- Annex I countries 45,324 TJ
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 45,132 TJ
- Northern America 28,485 TJ
- United States of America 28,484 TJ
- Southern Africa 16,633 TJ
- Europe 16,584 TJ
- European Union (27) 15,014 TJ
- Western Asia 12,155 TJ
- Western Europe 7,393 TJ
- Southern Europe 6,169 TJ
- Eastern Europe 2,673 TJ
- Oceania 598.58 TJ
- Central Asia 509.76 TJ
- Central America 462.65 TJ
- Northern Europe 348.39 TJ
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.