Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 14,856 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14,856 TJ
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
122nd
of 226 countries
All-time high
14,856 TJ
in 2024
All-time low
5,327 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Afghanistan, 1990–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200720241990: 5.3k TJ1991: 5.5k TJ1992: 5.8k TJ1993: 6.3k TJ1994: 6.7k TJ1995: 7.2k TJ1996: 7.7k TJ1997: 8.3k TJ1998: 8.7k TJ1999: 9.1k TJ2000: 9.6k TJ2001: 9.9k TJ2002: 10.1k TJ2003: 10.4k TJ2004: 10.7k TJ2005: 11.0k TJ2006: 11.2k TJ2007: 11.4k TJ2008: 11.6k TJ2009: 11.8k TJ2010: 12.1k TJ2011: 12.2k TJ2012: 12.5k TJ2013: 12.7k TJ2014: 12.9k TJ2015: 13.1k TJ2016: 13.3k TJ2017: 13.5k TJ2018: 13.7k TJ2019: 13.9k TJ2020: 14.1k TJ2021: 14.4k TJ2022: 14.6k TJ2023: 14.8k TJ2024: 14.9k TJ

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 119 Costa Rica 16,346 TJ compare
  2. 120 Mauritania 15,470 TJ compare
  3. 121 Guinea-Bissau 15,184 TJ compare
  4. 123 Lesotho 13,872 TJ compare
  5. 124 Libya 11,351 TJ compare
  6. 125 Namibia 10,966 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

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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

Indicator
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
261 places, 8,593 data points, 1990–2024
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