Fuelwood — Energy production in Cameroon
Cameroon: Fuelwood — Energy production was 317,336 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy production in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 317,336 TJ for fuelwood — energy production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in Cameroon peaked at 317,336 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 127,046 TJ, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 16th out of 190 countries 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.
Fuelwood — Energy production in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 127,046 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 130,520 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 134,094 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 137,769 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 142,700 TJ | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 147,700 TJ | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 151,983 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 156,391 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 160,671 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 164,848 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 168,475 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 172,182 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 184,067 TJ | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 189,156 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 194,419 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 199,809 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 205,315 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 168,122 TJ | -18.1% |
| 2008 | 171,540 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 179,342 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 179,451 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 194,546 TJ | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 209,641 TJ | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 224,736 TJ | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 239,831 TJ | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 254,926 TJ | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 262,669 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 270,213 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 277,790 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 285,599 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 293,453 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 301,296 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 309,228 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 317,336 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 317,336 TJ | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 317,336 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56,384 TJ, 5.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 317,336 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85,639 TJ, 3.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 145,372 TJ | 127,046 TJ | 164,848 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 183,243 TJ | 168,122 TJ | 205,315 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 239,940 TJ | 179,451 TJ | 285,599 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 307,730 TJ | 293,453 TJ | 317,336 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 13 France 389,355 TJ compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 17,169 TJ compare
- 14 Guatemala 381,078 TJ compare
- 14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 8,584 TJ compare
- 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7,698 TJ compare
- 15 Mozambique 348,810 TJ compare
- 16 Polynesia 839.78 TJ compare
- 17 Philippines 310,368 TJ compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 603.27 TJ compare
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 344.16 TJ compare
- 18 Zambia 298,619 TJ compare
- 19 Myanmar 298,463 TJ compare
- 19 Micronesia 98.8 TJ compare
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % 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 0.4385 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy production in Cameroon?
- Fuelwood — energy production in Cameroon was 317,336 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 317,336 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 127,046 TJ in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for fuelwood — energy production?
- Cameroon ranks 16th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.