Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 892,572 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Ethiopia, 1994–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy consumption in Ethiopia is 892,572 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Ethiopia peaked at 892,572 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 419,743 TJ, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 5th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 419,743 TJ | — |
| 1995 | 433,778 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 447,885 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 462,155 TJ | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 476,543 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 491,203 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 505,911 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 520,912 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 536,418 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 552,231 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 568,281 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 584,669 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 601,389 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 628,324 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 637,174 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 653,377 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 670,092 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 687,255 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 704,176 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 721,135 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 736,842 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 752,243 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 768,430 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 783,978 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 800,302 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 817,045 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 833,753 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 833,820 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 855,729 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 892,572 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 892,572 TJ | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 892,572 TJ is above the median for low income countries, which is 77,346 TJ, 11.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 892,572 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49,020 TJ, 18.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 455,218 TJ | 419,743 TJ | 491,203 TJ | 6 |
| 2000s | 578,869 TJ | 505,911 TJ | 653,377 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 744,150 TJ | 670,092 TJ | 817,045 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 861,689 TJ | 833,753 TJ | 892,572 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 2 OECD 3.97 million TJ compare
- 3 China 1.28 million TJ compare
- 4 China, mainland 1.27 million TJ compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 727,128 TJ compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 437,916 TJ compare
- 6 Brazil 768,688 TJ compare
- 6 Viet Nam 182,563 TJ compare
- 7 Nigeria 602,495 TJ compare
- 8 Indonesia 515,754 TJ compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 73,978 TJ compare
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 77.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % 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 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Ethiopia?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Ethiopia was 892,572 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 892,572 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 419,743 TJ in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Ethiopia ranks 5th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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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.