Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Nigeria
Nigeria: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 602,495 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 602,495 TJ for fuelwood — energy consumption in 2024.
The figure is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Nigeria peaked at 682,466 TJ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 270,792 TJ, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 8th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 | 294,866 TJ | 270,792 TJ | 330,571 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 414,456 TJ | 348,526 TJ | 511,053 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 581,449 TJ | 542,234 TJ | 682,466 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 596,227 TJ | 581,136 TJ | 602,495 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More environment data for Nigeria
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.74 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 331.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 35.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 25,172 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 11.18 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 7,852 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 52.96 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 37,184 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Nigeria?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Nigeria was 602,495 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 682,466 TJ in 2012.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 270,792 TJ in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Nigeria ranks 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.