Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Zambia
Zambia: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 174,209 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, fuelwood — energy consumption in Zambia stood at 174,209 TJ. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Zambia peaked at 174,209 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84,135 TJ, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 28th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93,746 TJ | 84,135 TJ | 104,614 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 118,296 TJ | 108,212 TJ | 128,745 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 145,342 TJ | 131,482 TJ | 159,176 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 169,432 TJ | 162,205 TJ | 174,209 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 25 Zimbabwe 222,403 TJ compare
- 26 Viet Nam 182,563 TJ compare
- 27 Sudan (former) 174,299 TJ compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 173,244 TJ compare
- 30 Philippines 170,401 TJ compare
- 31 Madagascar 168,440 TJ compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 4.06 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 155.89 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 922 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 26.9 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 83.89 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 20,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.17 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 40.49 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Zambia?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Zambia was 174,209 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 174,209 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,135 TJ in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Zambia ranks 28th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.