Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Portugal
Portugal: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 32,986 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Portugal, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 32,986 TJ for fuelwood — energy consumption in 2024.
That represents a change of up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Portugal peaked at 42,332 TJ in 1994 and was at its lowest, 13,083 TJ, in 2012.
That places Portugal 82nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Portugal, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41,896 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 40,344 TJ | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 42,049 TJ | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 41,755 TJ | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 42,332 TJ | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 41,994 TJ | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 42,298 TJ | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 41,263 TJ | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 41,648 TJ | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 40,530 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 40,767 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 41,081 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 40,792 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 41,319 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 41,021 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 41,168 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 41,190 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 40,918 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 41,457 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 40,542 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 14,688 TJ | -63.8% |
| 2011 | 15,260 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 13,083 TJ | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 22,155 TJ | +69.3% |
| 2014 | 20,957 TJ | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 29,897 TJ | +42.7% |
| 2016 | 34,741 TJ | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 32,483 TJ | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 29,652 TJ | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 33,303 TJ | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 34,596 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 32,466 TJ | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 32,410 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 32,986 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 32,986 TJ | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 32,986 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,326 TJ, 5.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 32,986 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29,661 TJ, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +69.3% | 13,083 TJ | 22,155 TJ |
| 2010 | -63.8% | 40,542 TJ | 14,688 TJ |
| 2015 | +42.7% | 20,957 TJ | 29,897 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,611 TJ | 40,344 TJ | 42,332 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,026 TJ | 40,542 TJ | 41,457 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,622 TJ | 13,083 TJ | 34,741 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,089 TJ | 32,410 TJ | 34,596 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % 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 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Portugal?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Portugal was 32,986 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 42,332 TJ in 1994.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,083 TJ in 2012.
- How does Portugal rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Portugal ranks 82nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.