Charcoal — Energy production in World
World: Charcoal — Energy production was 1.96 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy production in World, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
World recorded 1.96 million TJ for charcoal — energy production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy production in World peaked at 1.98 million TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 905,803 TJ, in 1990.
World ranks 1st of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy production in World, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 905,803 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 915,652 TJ | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.00 million TJ | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 996,812 TJ | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.29 million TJ | +29.7% |
| 1995 | 1.31 million TJ | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.34 million TJ | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.35 million TJ | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.24 million TJ | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 1.28 million TJ | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.34 million TJ | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 1.35 million TJ | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.40 million TJ | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.45 million TJ | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.51 million TJ | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.56 million TJ | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.58 million TJ | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.65 million TJ | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.69 million TJ | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.61 million TJ | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.69 million TJ | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.73 million TJ | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.83 million TJ | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 1.84 million TJ | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.84 million TJ | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.86 million TJ | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.89 million TJ | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.98 million TJ | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.90 million TJ | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.91 million TJ | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.90 million TJ | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.94 million TJ | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.98 million TJ | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.96 million TJ | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.96 million TJ | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy production in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +29.7% | 996,812 TJ | 1.29 million TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.16 million TJ | 905,803 TJ | 1.35 million TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 million TJ | 1.34 million TJ | 1.69 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 million TJ | 1.69 million TJ | 1.98 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 million TJ | 1.90 million TJ | 1.98 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % 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 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy production in World?
- Charcoal — energy production in World was 1.96 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy production recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 million TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy production recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 905,803 TJ in 1990.
- How does World rank for charcoal — energy production?
- World ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy production rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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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.