Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Europe
Europe: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 2.53 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Europe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, fuelwood — energy consumption in Europe stood at 2.53 million TJ.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Europe peaked at 2.74 million TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.51 million TJ, in 1992.
That places Europe 11th out of 31 groups 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 Europe, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.77 million TJ | — |
| 1991 | 1.90 million TJ | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 1.51 million TJ | -20.6% |
| 1993 | 1.73 million TJ | +14.2% |
| 1994 | 1.54 million TJ | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 1.54 million TJ | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.64 million TJ | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 1.65 million TJ | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.63 million TJ | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.76 million TJ | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 1.77 million TJ | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.75 million TJ | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.80 million TJ | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.97 million TJ | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 1.89 million TJ | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.98 million TJ | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 2.11 million TJ | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 2.21 million TJ | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 2.34 million TJ | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 2.40 million TJ | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.59 million TJ | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 2.35 million TJ | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 2.57 million TJ | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 2.62 million TJ | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.36 million TJ | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 2.47 million TJ | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 2.51 million TJ | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.52 million TJ | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.63 million TJ | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.61 million TJ | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.55 million TJ | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.74 million TJ | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 2.64 million TJ | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 2.53 million TJ | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 2.53 million TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.67 million TJ | 1.51 million TJ | 1.90 million TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.02 million TJ | 1.75 million TJ | 2.40 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.52 million TJ | 2.35 million TJ | 2.63 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.60 million TJ | 2.53 million TJ | 2.74 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 8 Indonesia 515,754 TJ compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 73,978 TJ compare
- 9 Guatemala 381,078 TJ compare
- 9 Melanesia 53,757 TJ compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 42,221 TJ compare
- 10 Uganda 364,779 TJ compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 32,238 TJ compare
- 11 Germany 355,782 TJ compare
- 12 Kenya 333,191 TJ compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 17,013 TJ compare
- 13 France 299,883 TJ compare
- 13 Türkiye 8,985 TJ compare
- 14 Myanmar 296,420 TJ compare
- 14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 8,248 TJ compare
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Europe?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Europe was 2.53 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.74 million TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 million TJ in 1992.
- How does Europe rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Europe ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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.