Fuelwood — Energy production in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Fuelwood — Energy production was 2.15 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.15 million TJ
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
8th
of 43 regions
All-time high
2.15 million TJ
in 2024
All-time low
763,984 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Fuelwood — Energy production in Middle Africa, 1990–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1990200720241990: 764.0k TJ1991: 785.5k TJ1992: 809.8k TJ1993: 833.0k TJ1994: 854.1k TJ1995: 879.5k TJ1996: 901.8k TJ1997: 928.5k TJ1998: 955.6k TJ1999: 972.9k TJ2000: 988.8k TJ2001: 1.0M TJ2002: 1.1M TJ2003: 1.1M TJ2004: 1.1M TJ2005: 1.2M TJ2006: 1.2M TJ2007: 1.2M TJ2008: 1.2M TJ2009: 1.3M TJ2010: 1.3M TJ2011: 1.3M TJ2012: 1.6M TJ2013: 1.6M TJ2014: 1.7M TJ2015: 1.8M TJ2016: 1.8M TJ2017: 1.8M TJ2018: 1.9M TJ2019: 1.9M TJ2020: 2.0M TJ2021: 2.0M TJ2022: 2.1M TJ2023: 2.1M TJ2024: 2.1M TJ

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

Analysis

In 2024, fuelwood — energy production in Middle Africa stood at 2.15 million TJ. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in Middle Africa peaked at 2.15 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 763,984 TJ, in 1990.

Middle Africa ranks 8th of 43 regions on this measure, 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 868,464 TJ 763,984 TJ 972,911 TJ 10
2000s 1.12 million TJ 988,781 TJ 1.25 million TJ 10
2010s 1.67 million TJ 1.28 million TJ 1.91 million TJ 10
2020s 2.07 million TJ 1.97 million TJ 2.15 million TJ 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 5 China, mainland 1.36 million TJ compare
  2. 6 Brazil 1.11 million TJ compare
  3. 7 Nigeria 788,169 TJ compare
  4. 8 Kenya 740,019 TJ compare
  5. 9 Uganda 720,110 TJ compare
  6. 10 Indonesia 601,766 TJ compare
  7. 11 Germany 480,420 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fuelwood — energy production in Middle Africa?
Fuelwood — energy production in Middle Africa was 2.15 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2.15 million TJ in 2024.
What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 763,984 TJ in 1990.
How does Middle Africa rank for fuelwood — energy production?
Middle Africa ranks 8th out of 43 regions with data for 2024.
Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle 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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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.