Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 88,201 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
88,201 TJ
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
22nd
of 43 regions
All-time high
321,607 TJ
in 1999
All-time low
86,639 TJ
in 2019
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Southern Africa, 1990–2024

100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k1990200720241990: 268.9k TJ1991: 281.0k TJ1992: 286.0k TJ1993: 292.3k TJ1994: 298.3k TJ1995: 304.6k TJ1996: 309.5k TJ1997: 314.7k TJ1998: 319.8k TJ1999: 321.6k TJ2000: 280.8k TJ2001: 258.4k TJ2002: 232.7k TJ2003: 230.7k TJ2004: 222.9k TJ2005: 200.9k TJ2006: 191.6k TJ2007: 193.0k TJ2008: 217.9k TJ2009: 216.2k TJ2010: 95.3k TJ2011: 93.8k TJ2012: 92.7k TJ2013: 90.8k TJ2014: 89.1k TJ2015: 90.0k TJ2016: 90.0k TJ2017: 87.2k TJ2018: 87.1k TJ2019: 86.6k TJ2020: 88.2k TJ2021: 87.8k TJ2022: 87.4k TJ2023: 88.1k TJ2024: 88.2k TJ

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy consumption in Southern Africa is 88,201 TJ, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Southern Africa peaked at 321,607 TJ in 1999 and was at its lowest, 86,639 TJ, in 2019.

Southern Africa ranks 22nd of 43 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 299,696 TJ 268,935 TJ 321,607 TJ 10
2000s 224,536 TJ 191,617 TJ 280,829 TJ 10
2010s 90,271 TJ 86,639 TJ 95,334 TJ 10
2020s 87,942 TJ 87,432 TJ 88,201 TJ 5

Countries ranked near Southern Africa

  1. 19 Italy 259,532 TJ compare
  2. 20 Poland, Republic of 255,673 TJ compare
  3. 21 Mexico 243,307 TJ compare
  4. 22 Mozambique, Republic of 227,332 TJ compare
  5. 23 Zimbabwe 222,403 TJ compare
  6. 24 Sudan (former) 174,299 TJ compare
  7. 25 Zambia 174,209 TJ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Southern Africa?
Fuelwood — energy consumption in Southern Africa was 88,201 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 321,607 TJ in 1999.
What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 86,639 TJ in 2019.
How does Southern Africa rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
Southern Africa ranks 22nd out of 43 regions with data for 2024.
Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern Africa 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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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.