Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 10,076 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Afghanistan, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 10,076 TJ for fuelwood — energy consumption in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Afghanistan peaked at 10,076 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,177 TJ, in 1990.
Afghanistan ranks 104th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,177 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 4,290 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 4,540 TJ | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 4,846 TJ | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 5,186 TJ | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 5,539 TJ | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 5,918 TJ | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 6,307 TJ | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 6,568 TJ | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 6,902 TJ | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 7,252 TJ | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 7,415 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 7,581 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 7,751 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 7,925 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 8,103 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 8,228 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 8,355 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 8,484 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 8,616 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 8,832 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 8,783 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 8,953 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 9,057 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 9,162 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 9,268 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 9,365 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 9,460 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 9,560 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 9,654 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 9,754 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 9,850 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 10,008 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 10,051 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 10,076 TJ | +0.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 10,076 TJ is below the median for low income countries, which is 77,346 TJ, 13% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 10,076 TJ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 706.28 TJ, 14.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,427 TJ | 4,177 TJ | 6,902 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,971 TJ | 7,252 TJ | 8,616 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,209 TJ | 8,783 TJ | 9,654 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,948 TJ | 9,754 TJ | 10,076 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.85 % 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 0.7636 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Afghanistan?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Afghanistan was 10,076 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 10,076 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,177 TJ in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Afghanistan ranks 104th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fuelwood — Energy consumption. 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.