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 55th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
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 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More environment data for Benin
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.56 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 24.33 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 200 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.88 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 11.31 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 550 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 13.74 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 668.34 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 74.95 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,646 1000 ha (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 55th out of 215 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.