Other vegetal material and residues β Energy consumption in Africa
Africa: Other vegetal material and residues β Energy consumption was 1.52 million TJ in 2024. β² Rising
Other vegetal material and residues β Energy consumption in Africa, 1990β2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Africa recorded 1.52 million TJ for other vegetal material and residues β energy consumption in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other vegetal material and residues β energy consumption in Africa peaked at 1.52 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 695,523 TJ, in 1990.
Africa ranks 3rd of 34 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 812,536 TJ | 695,523 TJ | 933,929 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.10 million TJ | 969,442 TJ | 1.20 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.30 million TJ | 1.19 million TJ | 1.47 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 million TJ | 1.46 million TJ | 1.52 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 Β°C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 Β°C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous β Production 29.81 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood β Export value 652,409 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous β Production 66.41 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal β Production 38.75 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) β Production 26.92 million m3 (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood β Production 27.50 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) β Annual growth US$ -1.32 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other vegetal material and residues β energy consumption in Africa?
- Other vegetal material and residues β energy consumption in Africa was 1.52 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other vegetal material and residues β energy consumption recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 million TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest other vegetal material and residues β energy consumption recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 695,523 TJ in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for other vegetal material and residues β energy consumption?
- Africa ranks 3rd out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other vegetal material and residues β energy consumption rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other vegetal material and residues β Energy consumption. 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.