Fuelwood — Energy production in Western Africa
Western Africa: Fuelwood — Energy production was 2.37 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy production in Western Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy production in Western Africa is 2.37 million TJ, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in Western Africa peaked at 2.37 million TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.05 million TJ, in 1990.
Western Africa ranks 13th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.20 million TJ | 1.05 million TJ | 1.38 million TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 million TJ | 1.33 million TJ | 1.86 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.09 million TJ | 1.91 million TJ | 2.18 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 million TJ | 2.26 million TJ | 2.37 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 51,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy production in Western Africa?
- Fuelwood — energy production in Western Africa was 2.37 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.37 million TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 million TJ in 1990.
- How does Western Africa rank for fuelwood — energy production?
- Western Africa ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.