Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate in Africa
Africa: Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate was 1.02 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate in Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, wood fuel — production, annual growth rate in Africa stood at 1.02 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.4% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, annual growth rate in Africa peaked at 4.46 % change on previous year in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.6662 % change on previous year, in 2012.
Africa ranks 6th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate in Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.38 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 1.69 % change on previous year | +22.2% |
| 1964 | 1.83 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 4.46 % change on previous year | +153.9% |
| 1967 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -58.1% |
| 1968 | 1.65 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 1969 | 1.68 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 1.69 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -37.2% |
| 1972 | 0.9155 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 1973 | 1.32 % change on previous year | +44.4% |
| 1974 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 2.33 % change on previous year | +94.1% |
| 1976 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 1977 | 1.81 % change on previous year | +22.9% |
| 1978 | 2.54 % change on previous year | +39.9% |
| 1979 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -23.6% |
| 1980 | 2.25 % change on previous year | +16.0% |
| 1981 | 2.63 % change on previous year | +16.8% |
| 1982 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 2.59 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 2.78 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -19.6% |
| 1986 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 1987 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 2.12 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 2.3 % change on previous year | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 3.15 % change on previous year | +37.3% |
| 1993 | 3.07 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 3.14 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -41.7% |
| 1997 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -30.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6775 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 1999 | 1.07 % change on previous year | +58.4% |
| 2000 | 2.73 % change on previous year | +154.6% |
| 2001 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9239 % change on previous year | -49.2% |
| 2003 | 1.55 % change on previous year | +67.8% |
| 2004 | 1.56 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.67 % change on previous year | +70.9% |
| 2006 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -32.6% |
| 2007 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -29.6% |
| 2008 | 1.47 % change on previous year | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 1.33 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.44 % change on previous year | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6662 % change on previous year | -53.8% |
| 2013 | 1.05 % change on previous year | +57.0% |
| 2014 | 1.07 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.22 % change on previous year | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9733 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 1 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8589 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9353 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 1.05 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 1.08 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8546 % change on previous year | -20.8% |
| 2024 | 1.02 % change on previous year | +19.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate in Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +153.9% | 1.76 % change on previous year | 4.46 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | +154.6% | 1.07 % change on previous year | 2.73 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.04 % change on previous year | 1.38 % change on previous year | 4.46 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.63 % change on previous year | 0.9155 % change on previous year | 2.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.27 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1 % change on previous year | 0.6775 % change on previous year | 3.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 % change on previous year | 0.9239 % change on previous year | 2.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 % change on previous year | 0.6662 % change on previous year | 1.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9879 % change on previous year | 0.8546 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 3 Kazakhstan 16.84 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Albania 10.22 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Japan 9.73 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Czechia 9.25 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Ethiopia PDR 3.96 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Belarus 3.87 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Aruba 3.8 % change on previous year compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -0.147 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ -3.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, gaps filled 370,530 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — production, annual growth rate in Africa?
- Wood fuel — production, annual growth rate in Africa was 1.02 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, annual growth rate recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.46 % change on previous year in 1966.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, annual growth rate recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6662 % change on previous year in 2012.
- How does Africa rank for wood fuel — production, annual growth rate?
- Africa ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Wood fuel — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Wood fuel — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.