Fuelwood — Energy production in Uganda
Uganda: Fuelwood — Energy production was 720,110 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy production in Uganda, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy production in Uganda is 720,110 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in Uganda peaked at 720,110 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 231,859 TJ, in 1990.
Uganda ranks 9th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy production in Uganda, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 231,859 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 236,616 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 243,059 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 247,384 TJ | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 252,985 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 254,961 TJ | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 258,454 TJ | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 261,803 TJ | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 270,346 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 278,473 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 292,118 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 321,615 TJ | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 334,505 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 347,999 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 362,061 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 376,790 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 392,855 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 409,739 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 425,137 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 442,777 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 461,273 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 480,652 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 500,472 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 521,640 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 543,816 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 567,076 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 587,576 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 612,133 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 529,379 TJ | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 550,564 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 631,742 TJ | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 651,340 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 672,154 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 692,414 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 720,110 TJ | +4.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 720,110 TJ is above the median for low income countries, which is 88,435 TJ, 8.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 720,110 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85,639 TJ, 8.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 253,594 TJ | 231,859 TJ | 278,473 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 370,560 TJ | 292,118 TJ | 442,777 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 535,458 TJ | 461,273 TJ | 612,133 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 673,552 TJ | 631,742 TJ | 720,110 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 6 Brazil 1.11 million TJ compare
- 6 Viet Nam 298,286 TJ compare
- 7 Nigeria 788,169 TJ compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 73,994 TJ compare
- 8 Kenya 740,019 TJ compare
- 9 Türkiye 58,918 TJ compare
- 10 Indonesia 601,766 TJ compare
- 10 Melanesia 54,485 TJ compare
- 11 Germany 480,420 TJ compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 52,726 TJ compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 47,536 TJ compare
- 12 Sudan (former) 421,711 TJ compare
More environment data for Uganda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % 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 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy production in Uganda?
- Fuelwood — energy production in Uganda was 720,110 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 720,110 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 231,859 TJ in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for fuelwood — energy production?
- Uganda ranks 9th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.