Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 88,201 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Southern Africa, 1990–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 19 Italy 259,532 TJ compare
- 20 Poland, Republic of 255,673 TJ compare
- 21 Mexico 243,307 TJ compare
- 22 Mozambique, Republic of 227,332 TJ compare
- 23 Zimbabwe 222,403 TJ compare
- 24 Sudan (former) 174,299 TJ compare
- 25 Zambia 174,209 TJ compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 35,013 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 18.57 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 9.63 million m3 (2024)
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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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.