Fuelwood — Energy production in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Fuelwood — Energy production was 158,191 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy production in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 158,191 TJ for fuelwood — energy production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in Burkina Faso peaked at 189,882 TJ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 53,951 TJ, in 1990.
Burkina Faso ranks 37th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy production in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53,951 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 54,865 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 55,797 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 56,747 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 57,706 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 58,683 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 59,679 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 60,693 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 61,725 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 66,028 TJ | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 67,617 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 67,617 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 69,508 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 71,554 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 73,445 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 96,219 TJ | +31.0% |
| 2006 | 101,033 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 105,719 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 113,438 TJ | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 115,101 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 113,803 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 120,721 TJ | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 128,155 TJ | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 137,038 TJ | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 144,661 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 154,086 TJ | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 152,158 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 160,789 TJ | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 169,684 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 174,888 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 189,882 TJ | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 152,107 TJ | -19.9% |
| 2022 | 155,156 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 156,674 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 158,191 TJ | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58,587 TJ | 53,951 TJ | 66,028 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 88,125 TJ | 67,617 TJ | 115,101 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 145,598 TJ | 113,803 TJ | 174,888 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 162,402 TJ | 152,107 TJ | 189,882 TJ | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -6.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0004 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -3.63 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy production in Burkina Faso?
- Fuelwood — energy production in Burkina Faso was 158,191 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 189,882 TJ in 2020.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,951 TJ in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for fuelwood — energy production?
- Burkina Faso ranks 37th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.