Charcoal — Energy consumption in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Charcoal — Energy consumption was 1.13 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, charcoal — energy consumption in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 1.13 million TJ. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy consumption in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 1.13 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 258,308 TJ, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 258,308 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 264,783 TJ | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 271,459 TJ | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 278,790 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 371,466 TJ | +33.2% |
| 1995 | 381,278 TJ | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 390,898 TJ | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 400,892 TJ | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 413,292 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 425,101 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 452,488 TJ | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 465,469 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 487,771 TJ | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 496,573 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 502,669 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 525,899 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 539,660 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 554,520 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 576,175 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 602,211 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 626,973 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 646,691 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 738,293 TJ | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 766,887 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 783,995 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 811,174 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 968,635 TJ | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 998,720 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 million TJ | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.03 million TJ | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.05 million TJ | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.08 million TJ | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.11 million TJ | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.12 million TJ | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.13 million TJ | +0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy consumption in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +33.2% | 278,790 TJ | 371,466 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 345,627 TJ | 258,308 TJ | 425,101 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 520,344 TJ | 452,488 TJ | 602,211 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 839,221 TJ | 626,973 TJ | 1.03 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.10 million TJ | 1.05 million TJ | 1.13 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy consumption in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Charcoal — energy consumption in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 1.13 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 million TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 258,308 TJ in 1990.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for charcoal — energy consumption?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 1st out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy consumption rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.