Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Western Africa
Western Africa: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 1.50 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Western Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 1.50 million TJ for fuelwood — energy consumption in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Western Africa peaked at 1.51 million TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 775,797 TJ, in 1991.
Western Africa ranks 16th of 35 groups 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 869,351 TJ | 775,797 TJ | 946,112 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 million TJ | 962,862 TJ | 1.25 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 million TJ | 1.33 million TJ | 1.51 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 million TJ | 1.46 million TJ | 1.51 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 486.46 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.53 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.68 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 614,753 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 606,405 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 298,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 298,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 49.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 33.2 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 99,061 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Western Africa?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Western Africa was 1.50 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 million TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 775,797 TJ in 1991.
- How does Western Africa rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Western Africa ranks 16th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.