Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 14,856 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Afghanistan, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 14,856 TJ for solid biofuels — 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 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Afghanistan peaked at 14,856 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,327 TJ, in 1990.
That places Afghanistan 122nd out of 226 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 7,066 TJ | 5,327 TJ | 9,136 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,768 TJ | 9,636 TJ | 11,833 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,989 TJ | 12,150 TJ | 13,921 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,563 TJ | 14,145 TJ | 14,856 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 119 Costa Rica 16,346 TJ compare
- 120 Mauritania 15,470 TJ compare
- 121 Guinea-Bissau 15,184 TJ compare
- 123 Lesotho 13,872 TJ compare
- 124 Libya 11,351 TJ compare
- 125 Namibia 10,966 TJ compare
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 39.69 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,208 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 64 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 46 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 78.78 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 30,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.71 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 271 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.51 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 7,811 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy consumption in Afghanistan?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Afghanistan was 14,856 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 14,856 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,327 TJ in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Afghanistan ranks 122nd out of 226 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid biofuels — 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.