Charcoal — Energy production in Rwanda
Rwanda: Charcoal — Energy production was 19,765 TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Charcoal — Energy production in Rwanda, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charcoal — energy production in Rwanda is 19,765 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy production in Rwanda peaked at 19,765 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,357 TJ, in 1998.
That places Rwanda 26th out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charcoal — Energy production in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,357 TJ | — |
| 1999 | 1,416 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 1,416 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,416 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,416 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,416 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,416 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11,983 TJ | +746.2% |
| 2006 | 12,608 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 13,334 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 14,101 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 14,912 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 15,774 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 16,449 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 16,968 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 17,865 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 17,995 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 18,113 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 18,113 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18,349 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 18,467 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 18,467 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18,556 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 18,556 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19,576 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 19,576 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19,765 TJ | +1.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 19,765 TJ is above the median for low income countries, which is 13,496 TJ, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 19,765 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,298 TJ, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy production in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +746.2% | 1,416 TJ | 11,983 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,386 TJ | 1,357 TJ | 1,416 TJ | 2 |
| 2000s | 7,402 TJ | 1,416 TJ | 14,912 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,656 TJ | 15,774 TJ | 18,467 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,206 TJ | 18,556 TJ | 19,765 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More environment data for Rwanda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % 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 -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy production in Rwanda?
- Charcoal — energy production in Rwanda was 19,765 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy production recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 19,765 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy production recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,357 TJ in 1998.
- How does Rwanda rank for charcoal — energy production?
- Rwanda ranks 26th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy production rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.