Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Madagascar
Madagascar: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 168,440 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy consumption in Madagascar is 168,440 TJ, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.7% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Madagascar peaked at 204,702 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59,084 TJ, in 1990.
That places Madagascar 27th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59,084 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 60,717 TJ | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 62,194 TJ | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 63,637 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 64,914 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 66,058 TJ | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 67,068 TJ | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 71,239 TJ | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 67,950 TJ | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 78,106 TJ | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 80,282 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 87,710 TJ | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 77,684 TJ | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 78,826 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 79,963 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 81,126 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 82,170 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 85,134 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 89,154 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 92,086 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 90,276 TJ | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 96,938 TJ | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 104,144 TJ | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 106,598 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 122,810 TJ | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 140,921 TJ | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 154,161 TJ | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 159,560 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 176,803 TJ | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 183,875 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 193,805 TJ | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 204,183 TJ | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 204,183 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 204,702 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 168,440 TJ | -17.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 168,440 TJ is above the median for low income countries, which is 77,346 TJ, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 168,440 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49,020 TJ, 3.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66,097 TJ | 59,084 TJ | 78,106 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 83,413 TJ | 77,684 TJ | 92,086 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 133,609 TJ | 90,276 TJ | 183,875 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 195,063 TJ | 168,440 TJ | 204,702 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % 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 -1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Madagascar?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Madagascar was 168,440 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 204,702 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,084 TJ in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Madagascar ranks 27th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.