Fuelwood — Energy production in Senegal
Senegal: Fuelwood — Energy production was 75,793 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy production in Senegal, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, fuelwood — energy production in Senegal stood at 75,793 TJ.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in Senegal peaked at 85,358 TJ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 37,659 TJ, in 1990.
That places Senegal 63rd 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37,659 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 37,947 TJ | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 38,223 TJ | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 38,488 TJ | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 38,788 TJ | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 39,889 TJ | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 41,021 TJ | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 42,185 TJ | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 43,382 TJ | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 44,613 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 45,794 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 46,727 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 47,261 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 47,088 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 46,684 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 47,218 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 49,170 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 55,041 TJ | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 56,458 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 83,366 TJ | +47.7% |
| 2010 | 80,844 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 83,078 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 85,358 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 69,442 TJ | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 70,020 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 65,076 TJ | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 60,730 TJ | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 64,534 TJ | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 63,838 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 65,601 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 75,144 TJ | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 76,709 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 75,565 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 75,793 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 75,793 TJ | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 75,793 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56,384 TJ, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 75,793 TJ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85,639 TJ, 89% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy production in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +47.7% | 56,458 TJ | 83,366 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40,220 TJ | 37,659 TJ | 44,613 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,481 TJ | 45,794 TJ | 83,366 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,852 TJ | 60,730 TJ | 85,358 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,801 TJ | 75,144 TJ | 76,709 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % 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 -0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy production in Senegal?
- Fuelwood — energy production in Senegal was 75,793 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 85,358 TJ in 2012.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,659 TJ in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for fuelwood — energy production?
- Senegal ranks 63rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.