Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Somalia
Somalia: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 77,346 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Somalia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 77,346 TJ for fuelwood — energy consumption in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Somalia peaked at 77,346 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35,298 TJ, in 1990.
Somalia ranks 48th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Somalia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35,298 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 36,220 TJ | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 38,422 TJ | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 38,879 TJ | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 39,756 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 40,916 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 42,185 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 44,058 TJ | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 45,629 TJ | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 47,014 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 48,613 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 49,846 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 51,072 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 52,339 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 53,637 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 54,996 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 56,210 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 57,413 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 58,661 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 59,937 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 61,265 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 62,422 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 62,422 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 62,419 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 65,965 TJ | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 63,479 TJ | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 68,257 TJ | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 69,333 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 70,419 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 71,523 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 72,644 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 73,783 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 74,941 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 76,116 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 77,346 TJ | +1.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 77,346 TJ is above the median for low income countries, which is 77,346 TJ, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 77,346 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49,020 TJ, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40,838 TJ | 35,298 TJ | 47,014 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 54,272 TJ | 48,613 TJ | 59,937 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,750 TJ | 61,265 TJ | 71,523 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 74,966 TJ | 72,644 TJ | 77,346 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More environment data for Somalia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5029 % 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 -0.1376 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Somalia?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Somalia was 77,346 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 77,346 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,298 TJ in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Somalia ranks 48th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.