Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Switzerland

Switzerland: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 38,817 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
38,817 TJ
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 215 countries
All-time high
42,751 TJ
in 2021
All-time low
27,772 TJ
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Switzerland, 1990–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200720241990: 28.5k TJ1991: 31.4k TJ1992: 30.4k TJ1993: 30.5k TJ1994: 28.4k TJ1995: 30.3k TJ1996: 33.3k TJ1997: 29.2k TJ1998: 29.7k TJ1999: 29.5k TJ2000: 27.8k TJ2001: 29.5k TJ2002: 28.2k TJ2003: 30.0k TJ2004: 29.8k TJ2005: 31.1k TJ2006: 31.7k TJ2007: 30.1k TJ2008: 34.1k TJ2009: 35.5k TJ2010: 39.2k TJ2011: 33.5k TJ2012: 37.3k TJ2013: 41.2k TJ2014: 34.5k TJ2015: 37.3k TJ2016: 40.0k TJ2017: 39.9k TJ2018: 37.6k TJ2019: 38.3k TJ2020: 37.2k TJ2021: 42.8k TJ2022: 37.3k TJ2023: 38.8k TJ2024: 38.8k TJ

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

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 38,817 TJ for fuelwood — energy consumption in 2024.

That represents a change of up 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Switzerland peaked at 42,751 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27,772 TJ, in 2000.

Switzerland ranks 78th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30,113 TJ 28,411 TJ 33,345 TJ 10
2000s 30,777 TJ 27,772 TJ 35,498 TJ 10
2010s 37,884 TJ 33,550 TJ 41,159 TJ 10
2020s 38,974 TJ 37,188 TJ 42,751 TJ 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 75 Lao People's Democratic Republic 42,221 TJ compare
  2. 76 Croatia 41,840 TJ compare
  3. 77 Latvia 40,161 TJ compare
  4. 79 Thailand 37,700 TJ compare
  5. 80 Denmark 36,541 TJ compare
  6. 81 Senegal 35,798 TJ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Switzerland?
Fuelwood — energy consumption in Switzerland was 38,817 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 42,751 TJ in 2021.
What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 27,772 TJ in 2000.
How does Switzerland rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
Switzerland ranks 78th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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

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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