Charcoal — Energy consumption in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Charcoal — Energy consumption was 1.33 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charcoal — energy consumption in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 1.33 million TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy consumption in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 1.33 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 340,871 TJ, in 1990.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th of 31 groups 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 340,871 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 350,405 TJ | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 364,793 TJ | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 384,133 TJ | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 486,509 TJ | +26.7% |
| 1995 | 509,810 TJ | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 532,215 TJ | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 547,471 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 578,374 TJ | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 597,616 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 641,360 TJ | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 677,913 TJ | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 711,844 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 716,801 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 731,674 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 763,178 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 789,942 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 817,084 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 851,252 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 877,627 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 904,341 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 932,482 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.03 million TJ | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 1.06 million TJ | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.08 million TJ | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.12 million TJ | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.22 million TJ | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 1.26 million TJ | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.22 million TJ | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.23 million TJ | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.25 million TJ | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.31 million TJ | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.32 million TJ | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.32 million TJ | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.33 million TJ | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy consumption in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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 | +26.7% | 384,133 TJ | 486,509 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 469,220 TJ | 340,871 TJ | 597,616 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 757,868 TJ | 641,360 TJ | 877,627 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 million TJ | 904,341 TJ | 1.26 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 million TJ | 1.25 million TJ | 1.33 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 1 Brazil 187,969 TJ compare
- 2 Ethiopia 185,988 TJ compare
- 3 Uganda 109,049 TJ compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 282,861 TJ compare
- 4 Kenya 83,749 TJ compare
- 5 Philippines 75,337 TJ compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 56,268 TJ compare
- 6 China 64,229 TJ compare
- 7 China, mainland 64,111 TJ compare
- 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6,048 TJ compare
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.78 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 10.59 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy consumption in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Charcoal — energy consumption in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 1.33 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 million TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 340,871 TJ in 1990.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for charcoal — energy consumption?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy consumption rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.