Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Sweden
Sweden: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 64,650 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Sweden, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 64,650 TJ for fuelwood — energy consumption in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Sweden peaked at 93,722 TJ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 23,353 TJ, in 2005.
Sweden ranks 54th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 83,752 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 93,722 TJ | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 79,014 TJ | -15.7% |
| 1993 | 78,062 TJ | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 74,138 TJ | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 73,562 TJ | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 64,500 TJ | -12.3% |
| 1997 | 64,544 TJ | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 65,504 TJ | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 29,989 TJ | -54.2% |
| 2000 | 53,563 TJ | +78.6% |
| 2001 | 36,283 TJ | -32.3% |
| 2002 | 37,155 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 29,589 TJ | -20.4% |
| 2004 | 31,301 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 23,353 TJ | -25.4% |
| 2006 | 54,014 TJ | +131.3% |
| 2007 | 56,270 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 56,898 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 66,505 TJ | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 48,076 TJ | -27.7% |
| 2011 | 79,647 TJ | +65.7% |
| 2012 | 68,301 TJ | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 62,569 TJ | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 57,723 TJ | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 59,149 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 57,187 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 52,451 TJ | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 46,242 TJ | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 39,913 TJ | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 46,084 TJ | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 45,443 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 46,486 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 64,650 TJ | +39.1% |
| 2024 | 64,650 TJ | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 64,650 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,326 TJ, 10.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 64,650 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29,661 TJ, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +131.3% | 23,353 TJ | 54,014 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70,679 TJ | 29,989 TJ | 93,722 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,493 TJ | 23,353 TJ | 66,505 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,126 TJ | 39,913 TJ | 79,647 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,463 TJ | 45,443 TJ | 64,650 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More environment data for Sweden
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % 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 -0.0922 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Sweden?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Sweden was 64,650 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 93,722 TJ in 1991.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,353 TJ in 2005.
- How does Sweden rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Sweden ranks 54th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.