Charcoal — Energy production by country
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...
Countries reporting
162
Highest
282,861 TJ
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lowest
0 TJ
Uruguay
Median
457.91 TJ
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
6,263
What the numbers show
Charcoal — Energy production is currently reported for 162 countries. The highest value is 282,861 TJ in Democratic Republic of the Congo; the lowest is 0 TJ in Uruguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 457.91 TJ, and the mean is 13,016 TJ.
Over the past decade 93 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Gabon (up 1,656.9%), and the largest decrease in Bhutan (down 100.0%).
Charcoal — Energy production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 282,861 TJ | 2024 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Brazil | 190,788 TJ | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 185,988 TJ | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 4 | Uganda | 109,049 TJ | 2024 | up 132.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Kenya | 83,749 TJ | 2024 | down 55.6% | rising |
| 6 | Philippines | 75,337 TJ | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 7 | Sudan (former) | 56,552 TJ | 2011 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 56,268 TJ | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 9 | Somalia | 48,120 TJ | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 10 | China | 45,945 TJ | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 10 | China, mainland | 45,945 TJ | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 12 | Nigeria | 44,459 TJ | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 13 | Indonesia | 43,866 TJ | 2024 | up 102.9% | falling |
| 14 | Côte d'Ivoire | 43,224 TJ | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 15 | Ghana | 42,527 TJ | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 16 | India | 41,521 TJ | 2024 | down 54.3% | flat |
| 17 | Caribbean | 41,504 TJ | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 18 | Zambia | 38,232 TJ | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 19 | Angola | 37,150 TJ | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 20 | Mozambique | 35,534 TJ | 2024 | up 68.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Haiti | 35,118 TJ | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 22 | Madagascar | 31,565 TJ | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 23 | Egypt | 31,211 TJ | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 24 | OECD | 28,926 TJ | 2024 | down 18.8% | flat |
| 25 | Thailand | 27,258 TJ | 2024 | down 78.5% | falling |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 27,022 TJ | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Togo | 23,669 TJ | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 28 | Sudan | 22,450 TJ | 2024 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 29 | Mali | 19,972 TJ | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 30 | Rwanda | 19,765 TJ | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Benin | 18,290 TJ | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Chad | 16,520 TJ | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 15,488 TJ | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 34 | Guinea | 13,570 TJ | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Viet Nam | 12,803 TJ | 2024 | up 36.1% | falling |
| 36 | Burundi | 11,505 TJ | 2024 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Namibia | 11,354 TJ | 2024 | up 165.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Gabon | 11,298 TJ | 2024 | up 1,656.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Liberia | 11,210 TJ | 2024 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 40 | Argentina | 10,726 TJ | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 10,130 TJ | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 42 | Paraguay | 8,704 TJ | 2024 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 43 | Cameroon | 8,447 TJ | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 44 | Malawi | 8,023 TJ | 2024 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Congo | 7,621 TJ | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 46 | Mauritania | 7,522 TJ | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 47 | Tunisia | 7,432 TJ | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 48 | Senegal | 7,060 TJ | 2024 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Cambodia | 7,026 TJ | 2024 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 50 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6,048 TJ | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Peru | 5,676 TJ | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 52 | Eritrea | 5,193 TJ | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 53 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 5,128 TJ | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 54 | Afghanistan | 4,779 TJ | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 4,717 TJ | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Ukraine | 4,628 TJ | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Chile | 4,490 TJ | 2020 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 4,020 TJ | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 59 | Libya | 3,543 TJ | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 60 | Pakistan | 2,655 TJ | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 61 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,596 TJ | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 62 | Yemen | 2,295 TJ | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 63 | Gambia | 2,272 TJ | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 64 | Botswana | 2,216 TJ | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 65 | Guatemala | 2,065 TJ | 2020 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Niger | 1,926 TJ | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 67 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,896 TJ | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 68 | Djibouti | 1,724 TJ | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 69 | Russian Federation | 1,699 TJ | 2024 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 70 | South Sudan | 1,687 TJ | 2024 | up 321.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Jordan | 1,606 TJ | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 72 | France | 1,475 TJ | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 73 | Cuba | 1,389 TJ | 2024 | down 62.3% | rising |
| 74 | Germany | 973.5 TJ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Myanmar | 824.82 TJ | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Jamaica | 720.98 TJ | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 708 TJ | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Morocco | 687.7 TJ | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Iraq | 649 TJ | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 80 | Mongolia | 531 TJ | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 81 | Colombia | 482.83 TJ | 2024 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Spain | 433 TJ | 2024 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 83 | Melanesia | 380.46 TJ | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 84 | Equatorial Guinea | 368.75 TJ | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 85 | Sao Tome and Principe | 309.75 TJ | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 304.76 TJ | 2022 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 87 | Italy | 295 TJ | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 87 | Eswatini | 295 TJ | 2024 | down 78.9% | falling |
| 89 | Comoros | 280.25 TJ | 2024 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Belarus | 271.55 TJ | 2024 | up 206.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Nepal | 257.95 TJ | 2024 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Oman | 244.35 TJ | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 93 | Croatia | 231.57 TJ | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 94 | Papua New Guinea | 215.35 TJ | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 95 | French Guiana | 212.99 TJ | 2010 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 96 | Portugal | 206.5 TJ | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 97 | Latvia | 199.3 TJ | 2024 | down 48.0% | flat |
| 98 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 177 TJ | 2013 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 167.71 TJ | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 100 | Japan | 167.5 TJ | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Serbia | 144.46 TJ | 2024 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 102 | Singapore | 128.68 TJ | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 98.53 TJ | 2024 | up 595.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Kuwait | 96.55 TJ | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Lebanon | 88.5 TJ | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 106 | Saint Lucia | 85.55 TJ | 2024 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 107 | Syrian Arab Republic | 79.65 TJ | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 108 | Belize | 76.7 TJ | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Fiji | 75.22 TJ | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 110 | Costa Rica | 74.64 TJ | 2024 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Grenada | 69.21 TJ | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 112 | Guadeloupe | 61.66 TJ | 2010 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 113 | Serbia and Montenegro | 59 TJ | 2004 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 53.07 TJ | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 115 | Martinique | 52.95 TJ | 2010 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 116 | Solomon Islands | 47.41 TJ | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 117 | Polynesia | 42.66 TJ | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Panama | 38.91 TJ | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Bahrain | 36.31 TJ | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 120 | Albania | 35.4 TJ | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Montenegro | 33.81 TJ | 2024 | up 129.2% | rising |
| 122 | Malaysia | 30.8 TJ | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Austria | 30.59 TJ | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 124 | Bulgaria | 29.88 TJ | 2024 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Maldives | 28.02 TJ | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 126 | Guyana | 26 TJ | 2024 | down 47.8% | flat |
| 127 | Cyprus | 25.81 TJ | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Micronesia | 25.19 TJ | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 129 | Qatar | 22.83 TJ | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 130 | Vanuatu | 21.83 TJ | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 131 | New Caledonia | 20.65 TJ | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 131 | Cabo Verde | 20.65 TJ | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Samoa | 18.59 TJ | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 134 | French Polynesia | 16.52 TJ | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 135 | Republic of Moldova | 14.75 TJ | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 136 | Kiribati | 13.28 TJ | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 137 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 11.92 TJ | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 138 | Greece | 11.21 TJ | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.86 TJ | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 140 | Romania | 9.65 TJ | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Brunei Darussalam | 9.17 TJ | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 142 | Aruba | 8.85 TJ | 2024 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 143 | Barbados | 8.67 TJ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Mauritius | 7.79 TJ | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 7.67 TJ | 2010 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 146 | Tonga | 7.38 TJ | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 147 | El Salvador | 6.9 TJ | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Dominica | 6.87 TJ | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 149 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 6.61 TJ | 2024 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Lithuania | 5.9 TJ | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.9 TJ | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 152 | United States Virgin Islands | 4.81 TJ | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 153 | Azerbaijan | 2.95 TJ | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Sri Lanka | 2.95 TJ | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 155 | British Virgin Islands | 2.57 TJ | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 156 | Honduras | 0.59 TJ | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.295 TJ | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Niue | 0.177 TJ | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 159 | Lesotho | 0.1475 TJ | 2024 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 160 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0295 TJ | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Bhutan | 0 TJ | 2024 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 161 | Uruguay | 0 TJ | 2002 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.96 million TJ
- Non-Annex I countries 1.93 million TJ
- Africa 1.37 million TJ
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.34 million TJ
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.29 million TJ
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.13 million TJ
- Eastern Africa 641,406 TJ
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 469,838 TJ
- Middle Africa 365,164 TJ
- Asia 289,726 TJ
- Americas 285,610 TJ
- Western Africa 280,826 TJ
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.