Fuelwood — Energy production in Nigeria
Nigeria: Fuelwood — Energy production was 788,169 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy production in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy production in Nigeria is 788,169 TJ, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in Nigeria peaked at 842,256 TJ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 320,442 TJ, in 1990.
That places Nigeria 8th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 380,650 TJ | 320,442 TJ | 464,859 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 499,205 TJ | 397,929 TJ | 615,527 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 734,026 TJ | 679,688 TJ | 842,256 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 777,710 TJ | 754,801 TJ | 788,169 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More environment data for Nigeria
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.74 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 331.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 35.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 25,172 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 11.18 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 7,852 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 52.96 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 37,184 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy production in Nigeria?
- Fuelwood — energy production in Nigeria was 788,169 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 842,256 TJ in 2012.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 320,442 TJ in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for fuelwood — energy production?
- Nigeria ranks 8th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.