Charcoal — Energy production in France
France: Charcoal — Energy production was 1,475 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy production in France, 2011–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charcoal — energy production in France is 1,475 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy production in France peaked at 1,475 TJ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,032 TJ, in 2015.
France ranks 65th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy production in France, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,475 TJ | — |
| 2012 | 1,328 TJ | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 1,328 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,180 TJ | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 1,032 TJ | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 1,032 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,032 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,180 TJ | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 1,180 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,475 TJ | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 1,475 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,475 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,475 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,475 TJ | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1,475 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.24 TJ, 48.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- France's 1,475 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 144.46 TJ, 10.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,196 TJ | 1,032 TJ | 1,475 TJ | 9 |
| 2020s | 1,475 TJ | 1,475 TJ | 1,475 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More environment data for France
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.23 % 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 -0.1777 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy production in France?
- Charcoal — energy production in France was 1,475 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy production recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1,475 TJ in 2011.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy production recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,032 TJ in 2015.
- How does France rank for charcoal — energy production?
- France ranks 65th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy production rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.