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

Latest (2024)
1.53 million TJ
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
6th
of 30 groups
All-time high
1.53 million TJ
in 2024
All-time low
696,218 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production in Africa, 1990–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200720241990: 696.2k TJ1991: 705.7k TJ1992: 721.9k TJ1993: 735.8k TJ1994: 832.1k TJ1995: 846.6k TJ1996: 871.3k TJ1997: 881.4k TJ1998: 907.2k TJ1999: 934.8k TJ2000: 970.3k TJ2001: 1.0M TJ2002: 1.0M TJ2003: 1.1M TJ2004: 1.1M TJ2005: 1.1M TJ2006: 1.2M TJ2007: 1.2M TJ2008: 1.2M TJ2009: 1.2M TJ2010: 1.2M TJ2011: 1.3M TJ2012: 1.2M TJ2013: 1.3M TJ2014: 1.3M TJ2015: 1.3M TJ2016: 1.3M TJ2017: 1.4M TJ2018: 1.4M TJ2019: 1.5M TJ2020: 1.5M TJ2021: 1.5M TJ2022: 1.5M TJ2023: 1.5M TJ2024: 1.5M TJ

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

Annual values for Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production in Africa, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 3 India 1.10 million TJ compare
  2. 4 Brazil 593,862 TJ compare
  3. 5 OECD 588,099 TJ compare
  4. 6 Nigeria 584,709 TJ compare
  5. 7 Thailand 269,338 TJ compare
  6. 8 Pakistan 239,948 TJ compare
  7. 9 Bangladesh 218,642 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 140 places →

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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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Indicator
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
140 places, 4,161 data points, 1990–2024
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