Fuelwood — Energy consumption in OECD

OECD: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 3.97 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.97 million TJ
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
4.25 million TJ
in 2013
All-time low
2.36 million TJ
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Fuelwood — Energy consumption in OECD, 1990–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1990200720241990: 2.4M TJ1991: 2.7M TJ1992: 2.8M TJ1993: 2.7M TJ1994: 2.6M TJ1995: 2.8M TJ1996: 2.8M TJ1997: 2.6M TJ1998: 2.7M TJ1999: 3.6M TJ2000: 3.6M TJ2001: 3.3M TJ2002: 3.1M TJ2003: 3.4M TJ2004: 3.5M TJ2005: 3.8M TJ2006: 3.8M TJ2007: 3.9M TJ2008: 4.0M TJ2009: 3.9M TJ2010: 4.1M TJ2011: 3.9M TJ2012: 4.0M TJ2013: 4.2M TJ2014: 3.9M TJ2015: 3.9M TJ2016: 3.8M TJ2017: 3.8M TJ2018: 4.1M TJ2019: 4.1M TJ2020: 3.8M TJ2021: 4.0M TJ2022: 3.9M TJ2023: 4.0M TJ2024: 4.0M TJ

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy consumption in OECD is 3.97 million TJ, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in OECD peaked at 4.25 million TJ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.36 million TJ, in 1990.

That places OECD 2nd 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.77 million TJ 2.36 million TJ 3.58 million TJ 10
2000s 3.63 million TJ 3.13 million TJ 3.97 million TJ 10
2010s 3.99 million TJ 3.80 million TJ 4.25 million TJ 10
2020s 3.95 million TJ 3.81 million TJ 4.04 million TJ 5

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 1 India 5.97 million TJ compare
  2. 3 China 1.28 million TJ compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 1.27 million TJ compare
  4. 5 Ethiopia 892,572 TJ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fuelwood — energy consumption in OECD?
Fuelwood — energy consumption in OECD was 3.97 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 4.25 million TJ in 2013.
What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 2.36 million TJ in 1990.
How does OECD rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
OECD ranks 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD 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.