Charcoal — Energy production in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Charcoal — Energy production was 2,099 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy production in Southern Europe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 2,099 TJ for charcoal — energy production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy production in Southern Europe peaked at 3,528 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 875.86 TJ, in 2008.
That places Southern Europe 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy production in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,094 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 2,272 TJ | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 1,617 TJ | -28.8% |
| 1993 | 1,764 TJ | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 2,112 TJ | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 1,873 TJ | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 1,920 TJ | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 2,218 TJ | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 2,018 TJ | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 2,310 TJ | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 2,490 TJ | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 2,068 TJ | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 1,726 TJ | -16.5% |
| 2003 | 1,770 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1,800 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1,564 TJ | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 1,328 TJ | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 1,268 TJ | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 875.86 TJ | -31.0% |
| 2009 | 2,242 TJ | +156.0% |
| 2010 | 2,006 TJ | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 2,345 TJ | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 2,935 TJ | +25.2% |
| 2013 | 2,962 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 3,525 TJ | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 3,528 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 3,298 TJ | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 3,170 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 2,701 TJ | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 2,811 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 2,866 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 2,686 TJ | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 2,460 TJ | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 2,197 TJ | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 2,099 TJ | -4.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy production in Southern Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +156.0% | 875.86 TJ | 2,242 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,020 TJ | 1,617 TJ | 2,310 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,713 TJ | 875.86 TJ | 2,490 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,928 TJ | 2,006 TJ | 3,528 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,462 TJ | 2,099 TJ | 2,866 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 73.08 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 48.29 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 24.80 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 783,078 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 6.44 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy production in Southern Europe?
- Charcoal — energy production in Southern Europe was 2,099 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy production recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 3,528 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy production recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 875.86 TJ in 2008.
- How does Southern Europe rank for charcoal — energy production?
- Southern Europe ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy production rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.