Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 892,572 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
892,572 TJ
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 215 countries
All-time high
892,572 TJ
in 2023
All-time low
419,743 TJ
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Ethiopia, 1994–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1994200920241994: 419.7k TJ1995: 433.8k TJ1996: 447.9k TJ1997: 462.2k TJ1998: 476.5k TJ1999: 491.2k TJ2000: 505.9k TJ2001: 520.9k TJ2002: 536.4k TJ2003: 552.2k TJ2004: 568.3k TJ2005: 584.7k TJ2006: 601.4k TJ2007: 628.3k TJ2008: 637.2k TJ2009: 653.4k TJ2010: 670.1k TJ2011: 687.3k TJ2012: 704.2k TJ2013: 721.1k TJ2014: 736.8k TJ2015: 752.2k TJ2016: 768.4k TJ2017: 784.0k TJ2018: 800.3k TJ2019: 817.0k TJ2020: 833.8k TJ2021: 833.8k TJ2022: 855.7k TJ2023: 892.6k TJ2024: 892.6k TJ

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 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 OECD 3.97 million TJ compare
  2. 3 China 1.28 million TJ compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 1.27 million TJ compare
  4. 6 Brazil 768,688 TJ compare
  5. 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 727,128 TJ compare
  6. 8 Nigeria 602,495 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

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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 215 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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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
Last refreshed

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.