Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 10,679 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 10,679 TJ for fuelwood — energy consumption in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 17,348 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9,592 TJ, in 1990.
That places Guinea-Bissau 102nd out of 198 countries 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,592 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 9,820 TJ | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 10,048 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 10,277 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 10,505 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 10,779 TJ | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 10,962 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 13,063 TJ | +19.2% |
| 1998 | 14,616 TJ | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 14,123 TJ | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 10,811 TJ | -23.5% |
| 2001 | 10,962 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 11,113 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 11,264 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 11,428 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 11,592 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 11,731 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 11,882 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 12,046 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 12,197 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 12,348 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 12,487 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 12,625 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 12,764 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 12,776 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 12,739 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 12,707 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 11,466 TJ | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 12,222 TJ | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 11,020 TJ | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 11,524 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 17,348 TJ | +50.5% |
| 2022 | 13,830 TJ | -20.3% |
| 2023 | 10,588 TJ | -23.4% |
| 2024 | 10,679 TJ | +0.9% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 10,679 TJ is below the median for low income countries, which is 77,346 TJ, 14% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 10,679 TJ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49,020 TJ, 22% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +50.5% | 11,524 TJ | 17,348 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,379 TJ | 9,592 TJ | 14,616 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,503 TJ | 10,811 TJ | 12,197 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,315 TJ | 11,020 TJ | 12,776 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,794 TJ | 10,588 TJ | 17,348 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.26 % 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 0.4449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Guinea-Bissau?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Guinea-Bissau was 10,679 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 17,348 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,592 TJ in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 102nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.