Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 89,972 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 89,972 TJ for fuelwood — energy consumption in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 117,826 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 38,884 TJ, in 1994.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 40th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72,983 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 82,482 TJ | +13.0% |
| 1992 | 53,804 TJ | -34.8% |
| 1993 | 61,721 TJ | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 38,884 TJ | -37.0% |
| 1995 | 49,305 TJ | +26.8% |
| 1996 | 60,168 TJ | +22.0% |
| 1997 | 62,036 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 75,729 TJ | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 67,621 TJ | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 98,669 TJ | +45.9% |
| 2001 | 91,885 TJ | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 83,869 TJ | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 80,343 TJ | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 71,951 TJ | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 76,551 TJ | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 93,539 TJ | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 102,948 TJ | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 87,231 TJ | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 74,121 TJ | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 106,155 TJ | +43.2% |
| 2011 | 101,081 TJ | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 102,124 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 115,111 TJ | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 106,902 TJ | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 117,826 TJ | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 115,470 TJ | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 95,366 TJ | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 91,038 TJ | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 88,860 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 84,846 TJ | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 89,381 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 94,218 TJ | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 89,972 TJ | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 89,972 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62,473 TJ | 38,884 TJ | 82,482 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 86,111 TJ | 71,951 TJ | 102,948 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 103,993 TJ | 88,860 TJ | 117,826 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 89,678 TJ | 84,846 TJ | 94,218 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Australia and New Zealand?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Australia and New Zealand was 89,972 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 117,826 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,884 TJ in 1994.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 40th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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.