Fuelwood — Energy production in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Fuelwood — Energy production was 15,502 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy production in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, fuelwood — energy production in Guinea-Bissau stood at 15,502 TJ.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 17,766 TJ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11,702 TJ, in 1990.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 109th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy production in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,702 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 11,976 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 12,259 TJ | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 12,533 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 12,789 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 13,136 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 13,355 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 15,493 TJ | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 17,174 TJ | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 16,808 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 14,049 TJ | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 14,263 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 14,495 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 14,729 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 14,956 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 15,196 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 15,422 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 15,662 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 15,901 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 16,141 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 16,380 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 16,619 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 16,859 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 17,098 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 17,111 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 17,325 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 17,640 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 17,766 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 17,766 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13,230 TJ | -25.5% |
| 2020 | 13,633 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 14,994 TJ | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 16,496 TJ | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 15,309 TJ | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 15,502 TJ | +1.3% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 15,502 TJ is below the median for low income countries, which is 88,435 TJ, 18% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 15,502 TJ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85,639 TJ, 18% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy production in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -25.5% | 17,766 TJ | 13,230 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,723 TJ | 11,702 TJ | 17,174 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,081 TJ | 14,049 TJ | 16,141 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,779 TJ | 13,230 TJ | 17,766 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,187 TJ | 13,633 TJ | 16,496 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.26 % 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 0.4449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy production in Guinea-Bissau?
- Fuelwood — energy production in Guinea-Bissau was 15,502 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 17,766 TJ in 2017.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,702 TJ in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for fuelwood — energy production?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 109th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.