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 43rd out of 162 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.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.36 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 28.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 273.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.23 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 20.07 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 17.73 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,767 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,200 1000 ha (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 43rd out of 162 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.