Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 10,076 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10,076 TJ
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
112th
of 215 countries
All-time high
10,076 TJ
in 2024
All-time low
4,177 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Afghanistan, 1990–2024

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1990200720241990: 4.2k TJ1991: 4.3k TJ1992: 4.5k TJ1993: 4.8k TJ1994: 5.2k TJ1995: 5.5k TJ1996: 5.9k TJ1997: 6.3k TJ1998: 6.6k TJ1999: 6.9k TJ2000: 7.3k TJ2001: 7.4k TJ2002: 7.6k TJ2003: 7.8k TJ2004: 7.9k TJ2005: 8.1k TJ2006: 8.2k TJ2007: 8.4k TJ2008: 8.5k TJ2009: 8.6k TJ2010: 8.8k TJ2011: 8.8k TJ2012: 9.0k TJ2013: 9.1k TJ2014: 9.2k TJ2015: 9.3k TJ2016: 9.4k TJ2017: 9.5k TJ2018: 9.6k TJ2019: 9.7k TJ2020: 9.8k TJ2021: 9.8k TJ2022: 10.0k TJ2023: 10.1k TJ2024: 10.1k TJ

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 112th of 215 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 109 Eswatini 11,641 TJ compare
  2. 110 Guinea-Bissau 10,679 TJ compare
  3. 111 Republic of Korea 10,415 TJ compare
  4. 113 Türkiye 8,985 TJ compare
  5. 114 Argentina 8,922 TJ compare
  6. 115 Ecuador 8,750 TJ compare

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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 112th out of 215 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

Indicator
Fuelwood — Energy consumption
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.