Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 1.37 million TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.37 million TJ
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
17th
of 35 groups
All-time high
2.58 million TJ
in 1990
All-time low
1.37 million TJ
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Eastern Asia, 1990–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M1990200720241990: 2.6M TJ1991: 2.5M TJ1992: 2.4M TJ1993: 2.4M TJ1994: 2.3M TJ1995: 2.2M TJ1996: 2.2M TJ1997: 2.2M TJ1998: 2.1M TJ1999: 2.1M TJ2000: 2.0M TJ2001: 2.0M TJ2002: 2.0M TJ2003: 1.9M TJ2004: 1.9M TJ2005: 1.9M TJ2006: 1.8M TJ2007: 1.8M TJ2008: 1.8M TJ2009: 1.7M TJ2010: 1.7M TJ2011: 1.7M TJ2012: 1.7M TJ2013: 1.6M TJ2014: 1.7M TJ2015: 1.6M TJ2016: 1.6M TJ2017: 1.6M TJ2018: 1.5M TJ2019: 1.5M TJ2020: 1.5M TJ2021: 1.4M TJ2022: 1.4M TJ2023: 1.4M TJ2024: 1.4M TJ

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

Analysis

Eastern Asia recorded 1.37 million TJ for fuelwood — energy consumption in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Eastern Asia peaked at 2.58 million TJ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.37 million TJ, in 2024.

Eastern Asia ranks 17th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.30 million TJ 2.07 million TJ 2.58 million TJ 10
2000s 1.88 million TJ 1.75 million TJ 2.03 million TJ 10
2010s 1.62 million TJ 1.49 million TJ 1.72 million TJ 10
2020s 1.41 million TJ 1.37 million TJ 1.46 million TJ 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 14 Kenya 333,191 TJ compare
  2. 15 France 299,883 TJ compare
  3. 16 Myanmar 296,420 TJ compare
  4. 17 Nepal 290,777 TJ compare
  5. 18 Pakistan 282,340 TJ compare
  6. 19 Bangladesh 262,893 TJ compare
  7. 20 Cameroon 261,065 TJ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Eastern Asia?
Fuelwood — energy consumption in Eastern Asia was 1.37 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 2.58 million TJ in 1990.
What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.37 million TJ in 2024.
How does Eastern Asia rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
Eastern Asia ranks 17th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern Asia 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
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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.