Charcoal — Energy consumption in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Charcoal — Energy consumption was 4,780 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Afghanistan, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 4,780 TJ for charcoal — energy consumption in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy consumption in Afghanistan peaked at 4,780 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,150 TJ, in 1990.
That places Afghanistan 53rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,638 TJ | 1,150 TJ | 2,234 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,797 TJ | 2,384 TJ | 3,217 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,780 TJ | 3,318 TJ | 4,266 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,616 TJ | 4,392 TJ | 4,780 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 39.69 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,208 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 64 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 46 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 78.78 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 30,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.71 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 271 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.51 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 7,811 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy consumption in Afghanistan?
- Charcoal — energy consumption in Afghanistan was 4,780 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4,780 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,150 TJ in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for charcoal — energy consumption?
- Afghanistan ranks 53rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy consumption rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Charcoal — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.