Charcoal — Energy consumption in France
France: Charcoal — Energy consumption was 3,059 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Charcoal — Energy consumption in France, 2011–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charcoal — energy consumption in France is 3,059 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy consumption in France peaked at 4,746 TJ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3,059 TJ, in 2024.
That places France 61st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy consumption in France, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3,570 TJ | — |
| 2012 | 3,658 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 3,422 TJ | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 3,746 TJ | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 3,894 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 3,452 TJ | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 3,150 TJ | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 4,746 TJ | +50.7% |
| 2019 | 3,616 TJ | -23.8% |
| 2020 | 4,334 TJ | +19.9% |
| 2021 | 3,661 TJ | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 3,507 TJ | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 3,131 TJ | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 3,059 TJ | -2.3% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 3,059 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 74.93 TJ, 40.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- France's 3,059 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 182.31 TJ, 16.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,695 TJ | 3,150 TJ | 4,746 TJ | 9 |
| 2020s | 3,538 TJ | 3,059 TJ | 4,334 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More environment data for France
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1124 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 14.82 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy consumption in France?
- Charcoal — energy consumption in France was 3,059 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 4,746 TJ in 2018.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,059 TJ in 2024.
- How does France rank for charcoal — energy consumption?
- France ranks 61st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy consumption rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.