Fuelwood — Energy production in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Fuelwood — Energy production was 437,100 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fuelwood — Energy production in Northern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 437,100 TJ for fuelwood — energy production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in Northern Africa peaked at 695,121 TJ in 2002 and was at its lowest, 417,505 TJ, in 2012.
That places Northern Africa 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy production in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 519,798 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 527,796 TJ | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 531,948 TJ | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 542,474 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 591,709 TJ | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 600,380 TJ | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 613,627 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 617,360 TJ | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 620,287 TJ | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 616,892 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 620,880 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 665,652 TJ | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 695,121 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 691,293 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 687,703 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 685,053 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 686,536 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 656,304 TJ | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 653,973 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 669,870 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 676,375 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 660,176 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 417,505 TJ | -36.8% |
| 2013 | 418,232 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 422,681 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 427,863 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 457,070 TJ | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 524,460 TJ | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 513,247 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 449,004 TJ | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 441,965 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 439,074 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 441,904 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 446,248 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 437,100 TJ | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 578,227 TJ | 519,798 TJ | 620,287 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 671,238 TJ | 620,880 TJ | 695,121 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 496,661 TJ | 417,505 TJ | 676,375 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 441,258 TJ | 437,100 TJ | 446,248 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.57 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy production in Northern Africa?
- Fuelwood — energy production in Northern Africa was 437,100 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 695,121 TJ in 2002.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 417,505 TJ in 2012.
- How does Northern Africa rank for fuelwood — energy production?
- Northern Africa ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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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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.