Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Eritrea
Eritrea: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 12,511 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Eritrea, 1994–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy consumption in Eritrea is 12,511 TJ, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Eritrea peaked at 15,842 TJ in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7,169 TJ, in 2004.
Eritrea ranks 100th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 14,662 TJ | — |
| 1995 | 15,104 TJ | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 15,373 TJ | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 15,842 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 9,128 TJ | -42.4% |
| 1999 | 9,418 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 9,669 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 9,837 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 10,178 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 10,432 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 7,169 TJ | -31.3% |
| 2005 | 7,570 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 7,831 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 8,019 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 8,224 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 8,551 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 8,663 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 9,438 TJ | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 9,274 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 9,307 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 9,620 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 9,686 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 10,093 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 11,410 TJ | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 11,531 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 11,693 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 11,860 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 12,039 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 12,301 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 12,511 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 12,511 TJ | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 12,511 TJ is below the median for low income countries, which is 77,346 TJ, 16% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 12,511 TJ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49,020 TJ, 26% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -42.4% | 15,842 TJ | 9,128 TJ |
| 2004 | -31.3% | 10,432 TJ | 7,169 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,254 TJ | 9,128 TJ | 15,842 TJ | 6 |
| 2000s | 8,748 TJ | 7,169 TJ | 10,432 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,071 TJ | 8,663 TJ | 11,693 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,244 TJ | 11,860 TJ | 12,511 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 97 Dominican Republic 14,726 TJ compare
- 98 Belgium-Luxembourg 13,452 TJ compare
- 99 Bulgaria 12,838 TJ compare
- 101 Eswatini 11,641 TJ compare
- 102 Guinea-Bissau 10,679 TJ compare
- 103 Republic of Korea 10,415 TJ compare
More environment data for Eritrea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 57.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.531 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 0.012 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6471 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
- 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 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Eritrea?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Eritrea was 12,511 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 15,842 TJ in 1997.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,169 TJ in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Eritrea ranks 100th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.