Fuelwood — Energy production in Belgium
Belgium: Fuelwood — Energy production was 48,226 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy production in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy production in Belgium is 48,226 TJ, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in Belgium peaked at 50,455 TJ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8,323 TJ, in 2000.
That places Belgium 85th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy production in Belgium, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,323 TJ | — |
| 2001 | 9,545 TJ | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 9,278 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 12,921 TJ | +39.3% |
| 2004 | 13,724 TJ | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 13,645 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 14,743 TJ | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 16,839 TJ | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 18,461 TJ | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 19,172 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 49,284 TJ | +157.1% |
| 2011 | 44,638 TJ | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 48,700 TJ | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 50,455 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 38,333 TJ | -24.0% |
| 2015 | 42,072 TJ | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 44,591 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 41,380 TJ | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 41,821 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 41,083 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 40,756 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 45,833 TJ | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 45,095 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 48,226 TJ | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 48,226 TJ | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 48,226 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 23,098 TJ, 2.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 48,226 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 48,226 TJ, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy production in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +157.1% | 19,172 TJ | 49,284 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,665 TJ | 8,323 TJ | 19,172 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,236 TJ | 38,333 TJ | 50,455 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,627 TJ | 40,756 TJ | 48,226 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 82 Papua New Guinea 50,544 TJ compare
- 83 Paraguay 50,400 TJ compare
- 84 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 48,926 TJ compare
- 86 Switzerland 48,040 TJ compare
- 87 Nicaragua 47,487 TJ compare
- 88 Norway 47,475 TJ compare
More environment data for Belgium
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5577 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0605 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy production in Belgium?
- Fuelwood — energy production in Belgium was 48,226 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 50,455 TJ in 2013.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,323 TJ in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for fuelwood — energy production?
- Belgium ranks 85th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fuelwood — Energy production. 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.