Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Africa
Africa: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 6.17 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Africa recorded 6.17 million TJ for fuelwood — energy consumption in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Africa peaked at 6.19 million TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.42 million TJ, in 1993.
Africa ranks 7th of 35 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.90 million TJ | 3.42 million TJ | 4.34 million TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.77 million TJ | 4.38 million TJ | 5.26 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.51 million TJ | 5.26 million TJ | 5.81 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.10 million TJ | 6.00 million TJ | 6.19 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 4 China, mainland 1.27 million TJ compare
- 5 Ethiopia 892,572 TJ compare
- 6 Brazil 768,688 TJ compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 727,128 TJ compare
- 8 Nigeria 602,495 TJ compare
- 9 Indonesia 515,754 TJ compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 437,916 TJ compare
More environment data for Africa
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.23 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.99 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 3.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.45 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.69 kg/cap (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 29.15 % (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 93.76 USD (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.30 million t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.61 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 17,555 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Africa?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Africa was 6.17 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.19 million TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.42 million TJ in 1993.
- How does Africa rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Africa ranks 7th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa 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.