Charcoal — Energy production in Cameroon
Cameroon: Charcoal — Energy production was 8,447 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy production in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charcoal — energy production in Cameroon is 8,447 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy production in Cameroon peaked at 8,447 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,301 TJ, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 38th out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy production in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,301 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 2,360 TJ | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 2,448 TJ | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 2,508 TJ | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 2,596 TJ | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 2,596 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,655 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2,744 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 2,802 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 2,862 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 2,920 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 2,980 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 3,038 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 3,098 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 3,098 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,098 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6,106 TJ | +97.1% |
| 2007 | 5,930 TJ | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 6,048 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 6,313 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 6,313 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6,460 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 6,638 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 6,844 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 7,050 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 6,785 TJ | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 6,992 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 7,192 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 7,394 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 7,602 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 7,811 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 8,020 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 8,231 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 8,447 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 8,447 TJ | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 8,447 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,026 TJ, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 8,447 TJ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,298 TJ, 75% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy production in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +97.1% | 3,098 TJ | 6,106 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,587 TJ | 2,301 TJ | 2,862 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,263 TJ | 2,920 TJ | 6,313 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,927 TJ | 6,313 TJ | 7,602 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,191 TJ | 7,811 TJ | 8,447 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % 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 0.4385 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy production in Cameroon?
- Charcoal — energy production in Cameroon was 8,447 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy production recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 8,447 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy production recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,301 TJ in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for charcoal — energy production?
- Cameroon ranks 38th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy production rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.