Fuelwood — Energy production in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Fuelwood — Energy production was 171,851 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fuelwood — Energy production in Southern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 171,851 TJ for fuelwood — energy production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in Southern Africa peaked at 501,166 TJ in 1999 and was at its lowest, 163,999 TJ, in 2019.
Southern Africa ranks 27th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy production in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 420,694 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 438,271 TJ | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 446,362 TJ | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 455,830 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 464,964 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 474,422 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 482,248 TJ | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 490,321 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 500,274 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 501,166 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 438,973 TJ | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 418,472 TJ | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 397,590 TJ | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 391,981 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 390,280 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 351,492 TJ | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 331,774 TJ | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 330,313 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 379,018 TJ | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 378,076 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 219,917 TJ | -41.8% |
| 2011 | 211,265 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 211,410 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 202,295 TJ | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 195,539 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 191,123 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 173,871 TJ | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 176,963 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 170,102 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 163,999 TJ | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 165,023 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 167,030 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 166,931 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 171,757 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 171,851 TJ | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 467,455 TJ | 420,694 TJ | 501,166 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 380,797 TJ | 330,313 TJ | 438,973 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 191,648 TJ | 163,999 TJ | 219,917 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 168,518 TJ | 165,023 TJ | 171,851 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 9.63 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 35,013 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy production in Southern Africa?
- Fuelwood — energy production in Southern Africa was 171,851 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 501,166 TJ in 1999.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 163,999 TJ in 2019.
- How does Southern Africa rank for fuelwood — energy production?
- Southern Africa ranks 27th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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.