Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Cameroon
Cameroon: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 261,065 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Cameroon, 1990–2024
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 18th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 117,253 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 120,458 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 123,757 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 127,149 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 131,700 TJ | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 136,700 TJ | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 140,664 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 144,744 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 148,705 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 152,571 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 155,928 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 159,359 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 170,913 TJ | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 175,638 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 180,525 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 185,530 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 184,068 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 157,607 TJ | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 160,819 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 168,321 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 168,436 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 176,108 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 183,770 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 191,426 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 199,075 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 209,713 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 216,083 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 222,289 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 228,522 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 234,947 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 241,408 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 247,859 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 254,399 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 261,065 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 261,065 TJ | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 261,065 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45,842 TJ, 5.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 261,065 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49,020 TJ, 5.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,195 TJ compare
- 15 Nepal 290,777 TJ compare
- 16 Pakistan 282,340 TJ compare
- 16 Polynesia 760.45 TJ compare
- 17 Bangladesh 262,893 TJ compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 603.27 TJ compare
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 106.56 TJ compare
- 19 Italy 259,532 TJ compare
- 19 Micronesia 51.08 TJ compare
- 20 Poland 255,673 TJ compare
- 20 Wallis and Futuna Islands 8.07 TJ compare
- 21 Mexico 243,307 TJ compare
- 21 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3.58 TJ compare
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % 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 0.4385 % change on previous year (2024)
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 18th out of 198 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
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.