Fuelwood — Energy production in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Fuelwood — Energy production was 1.40 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy production in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 1.40 million TJ for fuelwood — energy production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 1.40 million TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 409,879 TJ, in 1990.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th of 21 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 409,879 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 423,390 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 437,208 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 451,333 TJ | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 466,000 TJ | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 481,000 TJ | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 496,392 TJ | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 512,277 TJ | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 528,793 TJ | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 535,370 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 541,947 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 562,947 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 582,645 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 603,015 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 624,120 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 645,960 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 668,570 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 691,285 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 714,805 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 739,108 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 764,232 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 806,022 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 1.02 million TJ | +27.0% |
| 2013 | 1.06 million TJ | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.10 million TJ | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.14 million TJ | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.14 million TJ | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.18 million TJ | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.19 million TJ | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.22 million TJ | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.27 million TJ | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.31 million TJ | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.36 million TJ | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.40 million TJ | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.40 million TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 474,164 TJ | 409,879 TJ | 535,370 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 637,440 TJ | 541,947 TJ | 739,108 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 million TJ | 764,232 TJ | 1.22 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 million TJ | 1.27 million TJ | 1.40 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
More environment data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.22 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.42 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 361.16 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.16 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,516 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy production in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Fuelwood — energy production in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 1.40 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 409,879 TJ in 1990.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for fuelwood — energy production?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th out of 21 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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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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.