Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Cameroon

Cameroon: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 261,065 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
261,065 TJ
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 215 countries
All-time high
261,065 TJ
in 2023
All-time low
117,253 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Cameroon, 1990–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200720241990: 117.3k TJ1991: 120.5k TJ1992: 123.8k TJ1993: 127.1k TJ1994: 131.7k TJ1995: 136.7k TJ1996: 140.7k TJ1997: 144.7k TJ1998: 148.7k TJ1999: 152.6k TJ2000: 155.9k TJ2001: 159.4k TJ2002: 170.9k TJ2003: 175.6k TJ2004: 180.5k TJ2005: 185.5k TJ2006: 184.1k TJ2007: 157.6k TJ2008: 160.8k TJ2009: 168.3k TJ2010: 168.4k TJ2011: 176.1k TJ2012: 183.8k TJ2013: 191.4k TJ2014: 199.1k TJ2015: 209.7k TJ2016: 216.1k TJ2017: 222.3k TJ2018: 228.5k TJ2019: 234.9k TJ2020: 241.4k TJ2021: 247.9k TJ2022: 254.4k TJ2023: 261.1k TJ2024: 261.1k TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 261,065 TJ for fuelwood — energy consumption in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Cameroon peaked at 261,065 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 117,253 TJ, in 1990.

Cameroon ranks 20th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 134,370 TJ 117,253 TJ 152,571 TJ 10
2000s 169,871 TJ 155,928 TJ 185,530 TJ 10
2010s 203,037 TJ 168,436 TJ 234,947 TJ 10
2020s 253,159 TJ 241,408 TJ 261,065 TJ 5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 17 Nepal 290,777 TJ compare
  2. 18 Pakistan 282,340 TJ compare
  3. 19 Bangladesh 262,893 TJ compare
  4. 21 Italy 259,532 TJ compare
  5. 22 Poland 255,673 TJ compare
  6. 23 Mexico 243,307 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Cameroon?
Fuelwood — energy consumption in Cameroon was 261,065 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 261,065 TJ in 2023.
What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 117,253 TJ in 1990.
How does Cameroon rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
Cameroon ranks 20th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon 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.