Fuelwood — Energy production in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Fuelwood — Energy production was 5.20 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy production in Eastern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, fuelwood — energy production in Eastern Africa stood at 5.20 million TJ.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in Eastern Africa peaked at 5.23 million TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.78 million TJ, in 1993.
Eastern Africa ranks 5th of 43 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.41 million TJ | 1.78 million TJ | 2.90 million TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.35 million TJ | 2.96 million TJ | 3.78 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.31 million TJ | 3.86 million TJ | 4.72 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.08 million TJ | 4.89 million TJ | 5.23 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 2 OECD 5.64 million TJ compare
- 3 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 1.45 million TJ compare
- 4 China (People’s Republic of) 1.36 million TJ compare
- 5 China, mainland 1.36 million TJ compare
- 6 Brazil 1.11 million TJ compare
- 7 Nigeria 788,169 TJ compare
- 8 Kenya 740,019 TJ compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 17.13 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 11.79 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 21.2 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 157,643 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 10.99 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 326.16 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 4.47 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy production in Eastern Africa?
- Fuelwood — energy production in Eastern Africa was 5.20 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.23 million TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.78 million TJ in 1993.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for fuelwood — energy production?
- Eastern Africa ranks 5th out of 43 regions with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.