Charcoal — Energy production in Africa
Africa: Charcoal — Energy production was 1.37 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy production in Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charcoal — energy production in Africa is 1.37 million TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy production in Africa peaked at 1.37 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 354,015 TJ, in 1990.
That places Africa 3rd out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 496,258 TJ | 354,015 TJ | 640,740 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 775,754 TJ | 654,476 TJ | 897,060 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million TJ | 921,657 TJ | 1.30 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 million TJ | 1.30 million TJ | 1.37 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.23 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.99 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 3.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.45 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.69 kg/cap (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 29.15 % (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 93.76 USD (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.30 million t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.61 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 17,555 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy production in Africa?
- Charcoal — energy production in Africa was 1.37 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy production recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 million TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy production recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 354,015 TJ in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for charcoal — energy production?
- Africa ranks 3rd out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy production rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Charcoal — Energy production. 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.