Charcoal — Energy consumption in Eritrea
Eritrea: Charcoal — Energy consumption was 5,193 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Eritrea, 1994–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charcoal — energy consumption in Eritrea is 5,193 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy consumption in Eritrea peaked at 5,193 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,183 TJ, in 1998.
Eritrea ranks 46th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 3,245 TJ | — |
| 1995 | 3,363 TJ | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 3,570 TJ | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 3,688 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 2,183 TJ | -40.8% |
| 1999 | 2,242 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 2,301 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 2,360 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2,448 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 2,508 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 3,274 TJ | +30.6% |
| 2005 | 3,363 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 3,452 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 3,570 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 3,658 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 3,776 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 3,953 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 4,160 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 4,366 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 4,543 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 4,720 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 4,897 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 5,074 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 4,726 TJ | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 4,784 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 4,842 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4,918 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 5,008 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 5,100 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 5,193 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 5,193 TJ | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 5,193 TJ is below the median for low income countries, which is 13,496 TJ, 38% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 5,193 TJ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10,797 TJ, 48% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy consumption in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -40.8% | 3,688 TJ | 2,183 TJ |
| 2004 | +30.6% | 2,508 TJ | 3,274 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,048 TJ | 2,183 TJ | 3,688 TJ | 6 |
| 2000s | 3,071 TJ | 2,301 TJ | 3,776 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,607 TJ | 3,953 TJ | 5,074 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,082 TJ | 4,918 TJ | 5,193 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More environment data for Eritrea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 57.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.531 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 0.012 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6471 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy consumption in Eritrea?
- Charcoal — energy consumption in Eritrea was 5,193 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 5,193 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,183 TJ in 1998.
- How does Eritrea rank for charcoal — energy consumption?
- Eritrea ranks 46th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy consumption rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.