Fuelwood — Energy consumption in India
India: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 5.97 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in India, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
India recorded 5.97 million TJ for fuelwood — energy consumption in 2024.
That represents a change of up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in India peaked at 6.00 million TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.27 million TJ, in 1990.
That places India 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.49 million TJ | 3.27 million TJ | 3.71 million TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.01 million TJ | 3.76 million TJ | 4.27 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.83 million TJ | 4.33 million TJ | 5.49 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.88 million TJ | 5.65 million TJ | 6.00 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More environment data for India
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 44.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 75,500 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 31,407 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 3.43 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.73 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 10,210 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 7.97 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 14,200 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 86.3 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 153,810 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in India?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in India was 5.97 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 6.00 million TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.27 million TJ in 1990.
- How does India rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- India ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.