Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Western Europe
Western Europe: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 850,001 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Western Europe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, fuelwood — energy consumption in Western Europe stood at 850,001 TJ.
That represents a change of up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Western Europe peaked at 983,476 TJ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 496,723 TJ, in 1990.
That places Western Europe 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 496,723 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 674,501 TJ | +35.8% |
| 1992 | 651,362 TJ | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 631,851 TJ | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 572,248 TJ | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 587,292 TJ | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 631,788 TJ | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 633,007 TJ | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 639,537 TJ | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 640,138 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 626,964 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 637,399 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 611,614 TJ | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 694,774 TJ | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 717,986 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 736,296 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 755,500 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 746,823 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 820,347 TJ | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 811,804 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 977,750 TJ | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 828,726 TJ | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 934,403 TJ | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 983,476 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 815,552 TJ | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 855,796 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 880,044 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 867,546 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 871,121 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 875,221 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 818,187 TJ | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 945,834 TJ | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 928,914 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 849,979 TJ | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 850,001 TJ | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Western Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +35.8% | 496,723 TJ | 674,501 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 615,845 TJ | 496,723 TJ | 674,501 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 715,951 TJ | 611,614 TJ | 820,347 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 888,964 TJ | 815,552 TJ | 983,476 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 878,583 TJ | 818,187 TJ | 945,834 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 16 Pakistan 282,340 TJ compare
- 16 Polynesia 760.45 TJ compare
- 17 Bangladesh 262,893 TJ compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 603.27 TJ compare
- 18 Cameroon 261,065 TJ compare
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 106.56 TJ compare
- 19 Italy 259,532 TJ compare
- 19 Micronesia 51.08 TJ compare
- 20 Poland 255,673 TJ compare
- 20 Wallis and Futuna Islands 8.07 TJ compare
- 21 Mexico 243,307 TJ compare
- 21 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3.58 TJ compare
- 22 Mozambique 227,332 TJ compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 151.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 54.56 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 97.02 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 14.73 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Western Europe?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Western Europe was 850,001 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 983,476 TJ in 2013.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 496,723 TJ in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Western Europe ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.