Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production was 759,179 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production in Eastern 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 Eastern Africa stood at 759,179 TJ.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other vegetal material and residues — energy production in Eastern Africa peaked at 809,852 TJ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 275,412 TJ, in 1990.
That places Eastern Africa 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 275,412 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 281,522 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 288,162 TJ | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 294,040 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 381,795 TJ | +29.8% |
| 1995 | 389,275 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 396,550 TJ | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 392,458 TJ | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 405,226 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 417,937 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 433,394 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 458,370 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 489,837 TJ | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 518,542 TJ | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 530,847 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 563,813 TJ | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 589,053 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 597,347 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 611,407 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 632,376 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 645,287 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 661,304 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 653,796 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 679,082 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 680,987 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 704,381 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 724,364 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 740,692 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 766,946 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 809,852 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 773,655 TJ | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 736,369 TJ | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 746,012 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 754,673 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 759,179 TJ | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 352,238 TJ | 275,412 TJ | 417,937 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 542,499 TJ | 433,394 TJ | 632,376 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 706,669 TJ | 645,287 TJ | 809,852 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 753,978 TJ | 736,369 TJ | 773,655 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.3367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -10.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other vegetal material and residues — energy production in Eastern Africa?
- Other vegetal material and residues — energy production in Eastern Africa was 759,179 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 809,852 TJ in 2019.
- What is the lowest other vegetal material and residues — energy production recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 275,412 TJ in 1990.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for other vegetal material and residues — energy production?
- Eastern Africa ranks 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other vegetal material and residues — energy production rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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.