Charcoal — Energy production in Western Africa
Western Africa: Charcoal — Energy production was 280,826 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy production in Western Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 280,826 TJ for charcoal — energy production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy production in Western Africa peaked at 294,565 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70,215 TJ, in 1990.
Western Africa ranks 12th of 35 groups 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 | 94,650 TJ | 70,215 TJ | 131,388 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 164,694 TJ | 132,252 TJ | 191,890 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 247,234 TJ | 202,850 TJ | 271,893 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 285,712 TJ | 280,826 TJ | 294,565 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 486.46 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.53 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.68 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 614,753 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 606,405 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 298,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 298,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 49.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 33.2 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 99,061 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy production in Western Africa?
- Charcoal — energy production in Western Africa was 280,826 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy production recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 294,565 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy production recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,215 TJ in 1990.
- How does Western Africa rank for charcoal — energy production?
- Western Africa ranks 12th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy production rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa 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.