Fuelwood — Energy production in Germany
Germany: Fuelwood — Energy production was 480,420 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy production in Germany, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Germany recorded 480,420 TJ for fuelwood — energy production in 2024.
The figure is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in Germany peaked at 551,412 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 116,131 TJ, in 1991.
Germany ranks 11th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy production in Germany, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 116,131 TJ | — |
| 1992 | 118,602 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 119,514 TJ | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 119,605 TJ | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 119,000 TJ | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 120,343 TJ | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 170,412 TJ | +41.6% |
| 1998 | 185,102 TJ | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 186,577 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 196,434 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 197,202 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 196,874 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 281,515 TJ | +43.0% |
| 2004 | 321,663 TJ | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 338,054 TJ | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 397,920 TJ | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 399,874 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 458,904 TJ | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 446,359 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 525,653 TJ | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 485,518 TJ | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 549,865 TJ | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 537,299 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 464,929 TJ | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 475,843 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 454,508 TJ | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 454,708 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 475,112 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 490,503 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 485,548 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 535,538 TJ | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 551,412 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 480,420 TJ | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 480,420 TJ | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 480,420 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 23,098 TJ, 20.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Germany's 480,420 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 48,226 TJ, 10.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy production in Germany 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +43.0% | 196,874 TJ | 281,515 TJ |
| 1997 | +41.6% | 120,343 TJ | 170,412 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 139,476 TJ | 116,131 TJ | 186,577 TJ | 9 |
| 2000s | 323,480 TJ | 196,434 TJ | 458,904 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 491,394 TJ | 454,508 TJ | 549,865 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 506,668 TJ | 480,420 TJ | 551,412 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 73,994 TJ compare
- 8 Kenya 740,019 TJ compare
- 9 Türkiye 58,918 TJ compare
- 9 Uganda 720,110 TJ compare
- 10 Indonesia 601,766 TJ compare
- 10 Melanesia 54,485 TJ compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 52,726 TJ compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 47,536 TJ compare
- 12 Sudan (former) 421,711 TJ compare
- 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
More environment data for Germany
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.65 % 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 -0.0079 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy production in Germany?
- Fuelwood — energy production in Germany was 480,420 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 551,412 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 116,131 TJ in 1991.
- How does Germany rank for fuelwood — energy production?
- Germany ranks 11th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.