Charcoal — Energy production in Congo
Congo: Charcoal — Energy production was 7,621 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy production in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charcoal — energy production in Congo is 7,621 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy production in Congo peaked at 7,621 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,272 TJ, in 1990.
Congo ranks 45th of 162 countries on this measure, 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 | 2,897 TJ | 2,272 TJ | 3,894 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,794 TJ | 4,042 TJ | 5,516 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,574 TJ | 5,694 TJ | 7,194 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,490 TJ | 7,296 TJ | 7,621 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More environment data for Congo
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.31 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 50 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 29.28 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 93.87 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 10,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.96 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 102.51 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 5.16 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 550 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy production in Congo?
- Charcoal — energy production in Congo was 7,621 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy production recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 7,621 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy production recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,272 TJ in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for charcoal — energy production?
- Congo ranks 45th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy production rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.