Fuelwood — Energy consumption in World

World: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 22.12 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
22.12 million TJ
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
1st
of 35 groups
All-time high
22.12 million TJ
in 2024
All-time low
16.71 million TJ
in 1993
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Fuelwood — Energy consumption in World, 1990–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1990200720241990: 16.9M TJ1991: 17.3M TJ1992: 17.0M TJ1993: 16.7M TJ1994: 16.9M TJ1995: 17.0M TJ1996: 17.2M TJ1997: 17.2M TJ1998: 17.4M TJ1999: 18.4M TJ2000: 18.6M TJ2001: 18.4M TJ2002: 18.3M TJ2003: 18.8M TJ2004: 19.0M TJ2005: 19.5M TJ2006: 19.7M TJ2007: 19.8M TJ2008: 20.0M TJ2009: 20.2M TJ2010: 20.5M TJ2011: 20.3M TJ2012: 20.4M TJ2013: 21.0M TJ2014: 20.8M TJ2015: 20.9M TJ2016: 20.5M TJ2017: 20.8M TJ2018: 21.1M TJ2019: 21.3M TJ2020: 21.5M TJ2021: 22.1M TJ2022: 22.1M TJ2023: 22.1M TJ2024: 22.1M TJ

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy consumption in World is 22.12 million TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in World peaked at 22.12 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.71 million TJ, in 1993.

That places World 1st out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.21 million TJ 16.71 million TJ 18.43 million TJ 10
2000s 19.23 million TJ 18.32 million TJ 20.17 million TJ 10
2010s 20.76 million TJ 20.30 million TJ 21.33 million TJ 10
2020s 21.99 million TJ 21.54 million TJ 22.12 million TJ 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 India 5.97 million TJ compare
  2. 2 OECD 3.97 million TJ compare
  3. 3 China 1.28 million TJ compare
  4. 4 China, mainland 1.27 million TJ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fuelwood — energy consumption in World?
Fuelwood — energy consumption in World was 22.12 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 22.12 million TJ in 2024.
What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 16.71 million TJ in 1993.
How does World rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
World ranks 1st out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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
Last refreshed

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.