Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Egypt
Egypt: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 22,998 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Egypt, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy consumption in Egypt is 22,998 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Egypt peaked at 22,998 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17,326 TJ, in 1990.
That places Egypt 91st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Egypt, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,326 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 17,697 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 18,120 TJ | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 18,530 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 18,868 TJ | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 19,091 TJ | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 19,283 TJ | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 19,464 TJ | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 19,645 TJ | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 19,846 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 20,041 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 20,227 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 20,415 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 20,605 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 20,797 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 20,991 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 21,128 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 21,266 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 21,406 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 21,547 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 21,689 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 21,744 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 21,800 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 21,857 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 21,915 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 21,974 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 22,010 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 22,047 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 22,085 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 22,124 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 22,163 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 22,215 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 22,246 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 22,998 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 22,998 TJ | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 22,998 TJ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45,842 TJ, 50% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 22,998 TJ is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 706.28 TJ, 32.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,787 TJ | 17,326 TJ | 19,846 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,842 TJ | 20,041 TJ | 21,547 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,924 TJ | 21,689 TJ | 22,124 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,524 TJ | 22,163 TJ | 22,998 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More environment data for Egypt
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.56 % 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 -3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Egypt?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Egypt was 22,998 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 22,998 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,326 TJ in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Egypt ranks 91st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.