Fuelwood — Energy production in Rwanda
Rwanda: Fuelwood — Energy production was 91,679 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy production in Rwanda, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 91,679 TJ for fuelwood — energy production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in Rwanda peaked at 91,679 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22,838 TJ, in 1994.
That places Rwanda 57th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy production in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27,405 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 27,405 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 27,405 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 27,405 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 22,838 TJ | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 47,027 TJ | +105.9% |
| 1996 | 50,699 TJ | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 64,858 TJ | +27.9% |
| 1998 | 65,772 TJ | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 68,512 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 45,675 TJ | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 45,675 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45,675 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 45,675 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 45,675 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 62,887 TJ | +37.7% |
| 2006 | 65,047 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 67,411 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 69,871 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 72,430 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 75,095 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 77,355 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 79,803 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 82,368 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 83,128 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 83,476 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 83,476 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84,179 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 84,526 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 84,526 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 84,800 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 84,800 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 89,888 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 89,888 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 91,679 TJ | +2.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 91,679 TJ is above the median for low income countries, which is 88,435 TJ, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 91,679 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85,639 TJ, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy production in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +105.9% | 22,838 TJ | 47,027 TJ |
| 2005 | +37.7% | 45,675 TJ | 62,887 TJ |
| 2000 | -33.3% | 68,512 TJ | 45,675 TJ |
| 1997 | +27.9% | 50,699 TJ | 64,858 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42,933 TJ | 22,838 TJ | 68,512 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,602 TJ | 45,675 TJ | 72,430 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 81,793 TJ | 75,095 TJ | 84,526 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 88,211 TJ | 84,800 TJ | 91,679 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 54 Liberia 101,462 TJ compare
- 55 Peru 93,629 TJ compare
- 56 Australia and New Zealand 93,506 TJ compare
- 58 South Africa 86,088 TJ compare
- 59 Niger 85,191 TJ compare
- 60 Republic of Korea 80,117 TJ compare
More environment data for Rwanda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0359 % 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 -1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy production in Rwanda?
- Fuelwood — energy production in Rwanda was 91,679 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 91,679 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,838 TJ in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for fuelwood — energy production?
- Rwanda ranks 57th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.