Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Wood fuel — Production, per capita was 0.0494 m3 per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood fuel — production, per capita in Afghanistan is 0.0494 m3 per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0648 m3 per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0494 m3 per person, in 2024.
Afghanistan ranks 131st of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0624 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0619 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0614 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0609 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0603 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0597 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.059 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0584 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0577 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0571 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.058 m3 per person | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0586 m3 per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0573 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0564 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0559 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0549 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0542 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0532 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0535 m3 per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0555 m3 per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0601 m3 per person | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0635 m3 per person | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.062 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0583 m3 per person | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0556 m3 per person | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0543 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0552 m3 per person | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0556 m3 per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0558 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0574 m3 per person | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0582 m3 per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0571 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0546 m3 per person | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0542 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0555 m3 per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0574 m3 per person | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0593 m3 per person | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0598 m3 per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0608 m3 per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0635 m3 per person | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0648 m3 per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0632 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0611 m3 per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0606 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0601 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0589 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0591 m3 per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.059 m3 per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0582 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.058 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0564 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0554 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0546 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0536 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.053 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0526 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.052 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0514 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0508 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0501 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0499 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0501 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0499 m3 per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0494 m3 per person | -1.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0494 m3 per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4272 m3 per person, 12% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0494 m3 per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0139 m3 per person, 3.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0602 m3 per person | 0.0577 m3 per person | 0.0624 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0559 m3 per person | 0.0532 m3 per person | 0.0586 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0576 m3 per person | 0.0543 m3 per person | 0.0635 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0574 m3 per person | 0.0542 m3 per person | 0.0608 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0608 m3 per person | 0.0582 m3 per person | 0.0648 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0538 m3 per person | 0.0508 m3 per person | 0.058 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0499 m3 per person | 0.0494 m3 per person | 0.0501 m3 per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 128 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0686 m3 per person compare
- 129 Malaysia 0.0633 m3 per person compare
- 130 Liechtenstein 0.0516 m3 per person compare
- 132 Saint Lucia 0.0485 m3 per person compare
- 133 British Virgin Islands 0.0462 m3 per person compare
- 134 New Caledonia 0.0458 m3 per person compare
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — production, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Wood fuel — production, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.0494 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0648 m3 per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0494 m3 per person in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for wood fuel — production, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 131st out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood fuel — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.