Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Ecuador
Ecuador: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 8,750 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 8,750 TJ for fuelwood — energy consumption in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Ecuador peaked at 26,881 TJ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 8,708 TJ, in 2022.
Ecuador ranks 106th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26,166 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 26,881 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 20,037 TJ | -25.5% |
| 1993 | 19,487 TJ | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 19,253 TJ | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 20,007 TJ | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 19,742 TJ | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 18,024 TJ | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 16,882 TJ | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 15,666 TJ | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 14,726 TJ | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 14,254 TJ | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 13,749 TJ | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 13,428 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 13,261 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 12,932 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 12,504 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 14,710 TJ | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 14,181 TJ | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 13,511 TJ | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 12,978 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 12,764 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 12,170 TJ | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 11,701 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 11,730 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 10,834 TJ | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 10,596 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 10,378 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 10,127 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 9,815 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 9,466 TJ | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 9,095 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 8,708 TJ | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 8,750 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 8,750 TJ | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 8,750 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,849 TJ, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 8,750 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 741.27 TJ, 11.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -25.5% | 26,881 TJ | 20,037 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,214 TJ | 15,666 TJ | 26,881 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,726 TJ | 12,504 TJ | 14,726 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,309 TJ | 9,815 TJ | 12,978 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,954 TJ | 8,708 TJ | 9,466 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 103 Republic of Korea 10,415 TJ compare
- 104 Afghanistan 10,076 TJ compare
- 105 Argentina 8,922 TJ compare
- 107 Estonia 8,204 TJ compare
- 108 Mauritania 7,947 TJ compare
- 109 Lesotho 7,909 TJ compare
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % 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 -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Ecuador?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Ecuador was 8,750 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 26,881 TJ in 1991.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,708 TJ in 2022.
- How does Ecuador rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Ecuador ranks 106th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.