Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 3.15 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Eastern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy consumption in Eastern Africa is 3.15 million TJ, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Eastern Africa peaked at 3.17 million TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.38 million TJ, in 1993.
Eastern Africa ranks 11th of 35 groups on this measure, 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 | 1.80 million TJ | 1.38 million TJ | 2.04 million TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.25 million TJ | 2.08 million TJ | 2.44 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.76 million TJ | 2.47 million TJ | 3.03 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.13 million TJ | 3.08 million TJ | 3.17 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 1.56 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 315,903 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 36,039 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 363,952 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 347.85 million m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 404,651 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 11.79 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 21.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Eastern Africa?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Eastern Africa was 3.15 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.17 million TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 million TJ in 1993.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Eastern Africa ranks 11th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.