Fuelwood — Energy production in Malawi

Malawi: Fuelwood — Energy production was 146,181 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
146,181 TJ
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
45th
of 207 countries
All-time high
146,181 TJ
in 2024
All-time low
64,037 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Fuelwood — Energy production in Malawi, 1990–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k1990200720241990: 64.0k TJ1991: 66.0k TJ1992: 68.0k TJ1993: 69.9k TJ1994: 70.9k TJ1995: 70.1k TJ1996: 69.9k TJ1997: 71.3k TJ1998: 72.7k TJ1999: 74.2k TJ2000: 75.9k TJ2001: 77.6k TJ2002: 79.5k TJ2003: 81.5k TJ2004: 83.6k TJ2005: 85.8k TJ2006: 88.1k TJ2007: 90.5k TJ2008: 97.1k TJ2009: 99.7k TJ2010: 102.3k TJ2011: 104.8k TJ2012: 108.4k TJ2013: 111.9k TJ2014: 115.5k TJ2015: 119.0k TJ2016: 122.6k TJ2017: 126.2k TJ2018: 129.9k TJ2019: 133.6k TJ2020: 137.2k TJ2021: 140.9k TJ2022: 137.2k TJ2023: 144.4k TJ2024: 146.2k TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

In 2024, fuelwood — energy production in Malawi stood at 146,181 TJ. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in Malawi peaked at 146,181 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64,037 TJ, in 1990.

That places Malawi 45th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 69,698 TJ 64,037 TJ 74,204 TJ 10
2000s 85,926 TJ 75,874 TJ 99,673 TJ 10
2010s 117,425 TJ 102,254 TJ 133,563 TJ 10
2020s 141,183 TJ 137,220 TJ 146,181 TJ 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 42 Burkina Faso 158,191 TJ compare
  2. 43 Mali 153,340 TJ compare
  3. 44 Ukraine 147,268 TJ compare
  4. 46 Egypt 143,769 TJ compare
  5. 47 Haiti 140,214 TJ compare
  6. 48 Spain 134,178 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fuelwood — energy production in Malawi?
Fuelwood — energy production in Malawi was 146,181 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 146,181 TJ in 2024.
What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 64,037 TJ in 1990.
How does Malawi rank for fuelwood — energy production?
Malawi ranks 45th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi 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

Indicator
Fuelwood — Energy production
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,098 data points, 1990–2024
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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.