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 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
| 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
More environment data for Cameroon
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.36 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 28.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 273.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.23 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 20.07 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 17.73 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,767 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,200 1000 ha (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 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
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.