Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Ghana
Ghana: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 60,640 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 60,640 TJ for fuelwood — energy consumption in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.7% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Ghana peaked at 138,815 TJ in 1993 and was at its lowest, 60,634 TJ, in 2019.
Ghana ranks 55th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Ghana, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 96,192 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 76,698 TJ | -20.3% |
| 1992 | 111,918 TJ | +45.9% |
| 1993 | 138,815 TJ | +24.0% |
| 1994 | 134,248 TJ | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 129,662 TJ | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 125,095 TJ | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 120,518 TJ | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 115,941 TJ | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 111,374 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 117,141 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 108,470 TJ | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 100,389 TJ | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 92,974 TJ | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 86,148 TJ | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 79,991 TJ | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 74,422 TJ | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 70,234 TJ | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 66,882 TJ | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 64,916 TJ | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 63,657 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 64,281 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 63,639 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 64,274 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 64,916 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 65,950 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 65,728 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 64,233 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 62,468 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 60,634 TJ | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 61,421 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 82,046 TJ | +33.6% |
| 2022 | 78,741 TJ | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 71,919 TJ | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 60,640 TJ | -15.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 60,640 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45,842 TJ, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 60,640 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49,020 TJ, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +45.9% | 76,698 TJ | 111,918 TJ |
| 2021 | +33.6% | 61,421 TJ | 82,046 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 116,046 TJ | 76,698 TJ | 138,815 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 86,157 TJ | 64,916 TJ | 117,141 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,978 TJ | 60,634 TJ | 65,950 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,953 TJ | 60,640 TJ | 82,046 TJ | 5 |
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More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -27.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.72 % 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 0.8796 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Ghana?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Ghana was 60,640 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 138,815 TJ in 1993.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,634 TJ in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Ghana ranks 55th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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.