Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Rwanda
Rwanda: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 54,956 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Rwanda, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy consumption in Rwanda is 54,956 TJ, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Rwanda peaked at 64,858 TJ in 1997 and was at its lowest, 22,838 TJ, in 1994.
That places Rwanda 58th out of 198 countries 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.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27,405 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 27,405 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 27,405 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 27,405 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 22,838 TJ | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 47,027 TJ | +105.9% |
| 1996 | 50,699 TJ | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 64,858 TJ | +27.9% |
| 1998 | 61,661 TJ | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 64,128 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 43,044 TJ | -32.9% |
| 2001 | 43,044 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 43,044 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 43,044 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 43,044 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40,622 TJ | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 41,623 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 42,639 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 43,673 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 44,723 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 45,788 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 46,794 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 48,274 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 49,176 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 49,694 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 49,833 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 49,833 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 50,087 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 50,206 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 50,206 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50,306 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 50,306 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 53,517 TJ | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 53,517 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 54,956 TJ | +2.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 54,956 TJ is below the median for low income countries, which is 77,346 TJ, 71% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 54,956 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49,020 TJ, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +105.9% | 22,838 TJ | 47,027 TJ |
| 2000 | -32.9% | 64,128 TJ | 43,044 TJ |
| 1997 | +27.9% | 50,699 TJ | 64,858 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42,083 TJ | 22,838 TJ | 64,858 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,850 TJ | 40,622 TJ | 44,723 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,989 TJ | 45,788 TJ | 50,206 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,520 TJ | 50,306 TJ | 54,956 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More environment data for Rwanda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % 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 -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Rwanda?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Rwanda was 54,956 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 64,858 TJ in 1997.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,838 TJ in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Rwanda ranks 58th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.