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 61st of 215 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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More environment data for Ghana
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.01 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 223 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,100 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 22.79 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 41.14 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 5,186 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 21.48 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,708 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 37.37 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,710 1000 ha (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 61st out of 215 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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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.