Charcoal — Energy consumption in Madagascar
Madagascar: Charcoal — Energy consumption was 31,565 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 31,565 TJ for charcoal — energy consumption in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy consumption in Madagascar peaked at 35,252 TJ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10,118 TJ, in 1990.
Madagascar ranks 18th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,118 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 11,151 TJ | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 12,332 TJ | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 13,599 TJ | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 14,623 TJ | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 16,576 TJ | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 16,962 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 16,225 TJ | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 16,372 TJ | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 16,668 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 16,078 TJ | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 16,432 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 22,609 TJ | +37.6% |
| 2003 | 23,744 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 24,878 TJ | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 25,990 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 27,170 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 28,320 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 30,339 TJ | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 31,501 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 35,252 TJ | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 35,252 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34,987 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 31,152 TJ | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 28,025 TJ | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 25,665 TJ | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 22,718 TJ | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 23,680 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 27,199 TJ | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 28,497 TJ | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 29,636 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 30,002 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 30,786 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 31,536 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 31,565 TJ | +0.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 31,565 TJ is above the median for low income countries, which is 13,496 TJ, 2.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 31,565 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10,797 TJ, 2.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy consumption in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +37.6% | 16,432 TJ | 22,609 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,463 TJ | 10,118 TJ | 16,962 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,706 TJ | 16,078 TJ | 31,501 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,243 TJ | 22,718 TJ | 35,252 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,705 TJ | 29,636 TJ | 31,565 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 15 Angola 37,150 TJ compare
- 15 Micronesia 54.93 TJ compare
- 16 Côte d'Ivoire 41,965 TJ compare
- 16 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 54.58 TJ compare
- 16 Mozambique 35,534 TJ compare
- 17 Haiti 35,118 TJ compare
- 17 Caribbean 40,587 TJ compare
- 17 Polynesia 43.39 TJ compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 11.92 TJ compare
- 19 Egypt 29,058 TJ compare
- 20 Thailand 27,258 TJ compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 27,022 TJ compare
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 -1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy consumption in Madagascar?
- Charcoal — energy consumption in Madagascar was 31,565 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 35,252 TJ in 2010.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,118 TJ in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for charcoal — energy consumption?
- Madagascar ranks 18th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy consumption rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.