Charcoal — Energy production in Sudan
Sudan: Charcoal — Energy production was 22,450 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Charcoal — Energy production in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charcoal — energy production in Sudan is 22,450 TJ, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy production in Sudan peaked at 59,502 TJ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21,703 TJ, in 2020.
That places Sudan 24th out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy production in Sudan, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 46,050 TJ | — |
| 2013 | 46,050 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 47,082 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 48,056 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 58,322 TJ | +21.4% |
| 2017 | 59,502 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 59,502 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29,500 TJ | -50.4% |
| 2020 | 21,703 TJ | -26.4% |
| 2021 | 21,703 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22,125 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 22,450 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 22,450 TJ | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 22,450 TJ is above the median for low income countries, which is 13,496 TJ, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 22,450 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,298 TJ, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy production in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -50.4% | 59,502 TJ | 29,500 TJ |
| 2020 | -26.4% | 29,500 TJ | 21,703 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49,258 TJ | 29,500 TJ | 59,502 TJ | 8 |
| 2020s | 22,086 TJ | 21,703 TJ | 22,450 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More environment data for Sudan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.35 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.327 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2472 % 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 -0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy production in Sudan?
- Charcoal — energy production in Sudan was 22,450 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy production recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 59,502 TJ in 2017.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy production recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,703 TJ in 2020.
- How does Sudan rank for charcoal — energy production?
- Sudan ranks 24th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy production rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.