Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production in Africa
Africa: Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production was 1.53 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production in Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, other vegetal material and residues — energy production in Africa stood at 1.53 million TJ. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other vegetal material and residues — energy production in Africa peaked at 1.53 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 696,218 TJ, in 1990.
Africa ranks 6th of 30 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production in Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 696,218 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 705,656 TJ | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 721,893 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 735,801 TJ | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 832,092 TJ | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 846,591 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 871,261 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 881,360 TJ | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 907,156 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 934,753 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 970,288 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.01 million TJ | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million TJ | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.09 million TJ | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.11 million TJ | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.15 million TJ | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.16 million TJ | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.16 million TJ | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.19 million TJ | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.22 million TJ | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.24 million TJ | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.27 million TJ | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.21 million TJ | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.25 million TJ | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.26 million TJ | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.30 million TJ | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.33 million TJ | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.36 million TJ | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.41 million TJ | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.48 million TJ | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 1.47 million TJ | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.47 million TJ | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.50 million TJ | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.53 million TJ | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.53 million TJ | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 813,278 TJ | 696,218 TJ | 934,753 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 million TJ | 970,288 TJ | 1.22 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 million TJ | 1.21 million TJ | 1.48 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.50 million TJ | 1.47 million TJ | 1.53 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 29.81 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 652,409 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 66.41 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 38.75 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 26.92 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other vegetal material and residues — energy production in Africa?
- Other vegetal material and residues — energy production in Africa was 1.53 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other vegetal material and residues — energy production recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 million TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest other vegetal material and residues — energy production recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 696,218 TJ in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for other vegetal material and residues — energy production?
- Africa ranks 6th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other vegetal material and residues — energy production rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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 — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.