Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 1.21 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.21 million TJ
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
20th
of 35 groups
All-time high
1.21 million TJ
in 2024
All-time low
640,276 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Middle Africa, 1990–2024

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1990200720241990: 640.3k TJ1991: 658.4k TJ1992: 679.3k TJ1993: 698.8k TJ1994: 715.6k TJ1995: 737.2k TJ1996: 752.9k TJ1997: 775.2k TJ1998: 796.7k TJ1999: 814.4k TJ2000: 830.9k TJ2001: 856.6k TJ2002: 889.9k TJ2003: 915.8k TJ2004: 944.5k TJ2005: 973.6k TJ2006: 997.4k TJ2007: 996.5k TJ2008: 1.0M TJ2009: 1.1M TJ2010: 1.1M TJ2011: 1.1M TJ2012: 902.6k TJ2013: 990.1k TJ2014: 1.1M TJ2015: 1.1M TJ2016: 1.0M TJ2017: 1.0M TJ2018: 1.0M TJ2019: 1.1M TJ2020: 1.1M TJ2021: 1.1M TJ2022: 1.2M TJ2023: 1.2M TJ2024: 1.2M TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy consumption in Middle Africa is 1.21 million TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Middle Africa peaked at 1.21 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 640,276 TJ, in 1990.

That places Middle Africa 20th out of 35 groups 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 726,902 TJ 640,276 TJ 814,424 TJ 10
2000s 949,165 TJ 830,914 TJ 1.06 million TJ 10
2010s 1.05 million TJ 902,601 TJ 1.13 million TJ 10
2020s 1.17 million TJ 1.11 million TJ 1.21 million TJ 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 17 Nepal 290,777 TJ compare
  2. 18 Pakistan 282,340 TJ compare
  3. 19 Bangladesh 262,893 TJ compare
  4. 20 Cameroon 261,065 TJ compare
  5. 21 Italy 259,532 TJ compare
  6. 22 Poland 255,673 TJ compare
  7. 23 Mexico 243,307 TJ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Middle Africa?
Fuelwood — energy consumption in Middle Africa was 1.21 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.21 million TJ in 2024.
What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 640,276 TJ in 1990.
How does Middle Africa rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
Middle Africa ranks 20th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle Africa 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

Indicator
Fuelwood — Energy consumption
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
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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.