Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 727,128 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, fuelwood — energy consumption in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 727,128 TJ.
That represents a change of up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 745,209 TJ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 384,372 TJ, in 1990.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 4th out of 21 regions 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 384,372 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 397,042 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 410,000 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 423,246 TJ | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 437,000 TJ | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 451,000 TJ | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 465,432 TJ | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 480,325 TJ | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 495,810 TJ | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 506,187 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 516,565 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 536,676 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 555,455 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 574,874 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 594,995 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 615,815 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 637,371 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 659,025 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 681,448 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 704,612 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 706,820 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 745,209 TJ | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 521,044 TJ | -30.1% |
| 2013 | 597,728 TJ | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 687,946 TJ | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 712,293 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 588,851 TJ | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 605,344 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 612,911 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 627,439 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 660,447 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 682,076 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 705,949 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 727,128 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 727,128 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 445,041 TJ | 384,372 TJ | 506,187 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 607,684 TJ | 516,565 TJ | 704,612 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 640,558 TJ | 521,044 TJ | 745,209 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 700,546 TJ | 660,447 TJ | 727,128 TJ | 5 |
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More environment data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.22 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.42 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 361.16 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.16 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,516 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 727,128 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 745,209 TJ in 2011.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 384,372 TJ in 1990.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th out of 21 regions with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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.