Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Malawi
Malawi: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 123,821 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy consumption in Malawi is 123,821 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Malawi peaked at 123,821 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58,194 TJ, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 35th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63,299 TJ | 58,194 TJ | 67,218 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 78,218 TJ | 68,753 TJ | 91,425 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,241 TJ | 93,819 TJ | 114,105 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 119,750 TJ | 116,162 TJ | 123,821 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More environment data for Malawi
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.67 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 157.29 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.62 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 30.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,850 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.6 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 282.19 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 65.23 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,000 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Malawi?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Malawi was 123,821 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 123,821 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,194 TJ in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Malawi ranks 35th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.