Fuelwood — Energy production in Namibia
Namibia: Fuelwood — Energy production was 30,756 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy production in Namibia, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy production in Namibia is 30,756 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 146.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in Namibia peaked at 30,756 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7,502 TJ, in 1991.
Namibia ranks 96th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy production in Namibia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7,502 TJ | — |
| 1992 | 7,748 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 7,983 TJ | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 8,223 TJ | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 8,469 TJ | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 8,730 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 9,001 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 9,267 TJ | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 9,508 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 9,718 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 9,897 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 10,040 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 10,168 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 10,281 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 10,399 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 10,522 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 10,645 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 12,358 TJ | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 12,431 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 12,315 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 11,937 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 12,408 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 11,858 TJ | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 12,458 TJ | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 13,419 TJ | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 13,798 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 12,783 TJ | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 14,312 TJ | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 19,497 TJ | +36.2% |
| 2020 | 22,751 TJ | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 24,670 TJ | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 30,586 TJ | +24.0% |
| 2023 | 30,756 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 30,756 TJ | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 30,756 TJ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56,384 TJ, 55% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 30,756 TJ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85,639 TJ, 36% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy production in Namibia 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 | +36.2% | 14,312 TJ | 19,497 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,492 TJ | 7,502 TJ | 9,508 TJ | 9 |
| 2000s | 10,646 TJ | 9,718 TJ | 12,431 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,478 TJ | 11,858 TJ | 19,497 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,904 TJ | 22,751 TJ | 30,756 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % 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 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy production in Namibia?
- Fuelwood — energy production in Namibia was 30,756 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 30,756 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,502 TJ in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for fuelwood — energy production?
- Namibia ranks 96th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.