Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Benin
Benin: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 68,124 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, fuelwood — energy consumption in Benin stood at 68,124 TJ. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Benin peaked at 68,124 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43,163 TJ, in 2000.
That places Benin 49th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Benin, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51,852 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 53,148 TJ | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 54,433 TJ | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 55,730 TJ | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 57,000 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 58,000 TJ | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 66,403 TJ | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 65,646 TJ | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 64,260 TJ | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 58,774 TJ | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 43,163 TJ | -26.6% |
| 2001 | 44,526 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 46,101 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 47,206 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 48,509 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 49,848 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 55,355 TJ | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 56,921 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 58,469 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 60,068 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 44,381 TJ | -26.1% |
| 2011 | 45,554 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 47,050 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 52,053 TJ | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 53,533 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 55,049 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 59,881 TJ | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 60,896 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 63,383 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 65,305 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 67,208 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 66,080 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 67,073 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 68,124 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 68,124 TJ | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 68,124 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45,842 TJ, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 68,124 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49,020 TJ, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -26.6% | 58,774 TJ | 43,163 TJ |
| 2010 | -26.1% | 60,068 TJ | 44,381 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58,525 TJ | 51,852 TJ | 66,403 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,017 TJ | 43,163 TJ | 60,068 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,708 TJ | 44,381 TJ | 65,305 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,322 TJ | 66,080 TJ | 68,124 TJ | 5 |
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More environment data for Benin
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.38 % 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 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Benin?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Benin was 68,124 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 68,124 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,163 TJ in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Benin ranks 49th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.