Wood fuel — Production, per capita in France
France: Wood fuel — Production, per capita was 0.3517 m3 per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in France, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
France recorded 0.3517 m3 per person for wood fuel — production, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per capita in France peaked at 0.6696 m3 per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1669 m3 per person, in 1969.
France ranks 58th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in France, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2511 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2312 m3 per person | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2353 m3 per person | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2125 m3 per person | -9.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1804 m3 per person | -15.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2981 m3 per person | +65.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2701 m3 per person | -9.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2465 m3 per person | -8.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1669 m3 per person | -32.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2192 m3 per person | +31.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2076 m3 per person | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1945 m3 per person | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1873 m3 per person | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1879 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.187 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1862 m3 per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1799 m3 per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.179 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1782 m3 per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1773 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1762 m3 per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1756 m3 per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1747 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1738 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1729 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1721 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1711 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.497 m3 per person | +190.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5132 m3 per person | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6339 m3 per person | +23.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6576 m3 per person | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6696 m3 per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6421 m3 per person | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6135 m3 per person | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5974 m3 per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5862 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5666 m3 per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5464 m3 per person | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5268 m3 per person | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5096 m3 per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4975 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.484 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4742 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4638 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3886 m3 per person | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3878 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.316 m3 per person | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3373 m3 per person | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3555 m3 per person | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4115 m3 per person | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3408 m3 per person | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3796 m3 per person | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4218 m3 per person | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3563 m3 per person | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 0.382 m3 per person | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4061 m3 per person | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.372 m3 per person | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3596 m3 per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3594 m3 per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3451 m3 per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3972 m3 per person | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3545 m3 per person | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3526 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3517 m3 per person | -0.3% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.3517 m3 per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0756 m3 per person, 4.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- France's 0.3517 m3 per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2587 m3 per person, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel — Production, per capita in France 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +190.4% | 0.1711 m3 per person | 0.497 m3 per person |
| 1966 | +65.2% | 0.1804 m3 per person | 0.2981 m3 per person |
| 1969 | -32.3% | 0.2465 m3 per person | 0.1669 m3 per person |
| 1970 | +31.4% | 0.1669 m3 per person | 0.2192 m3 per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2325 m3 per person | 0.1669 m3 per person | 0.2981 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1907 m3 per person | 0.1782 m3 per person | 0.2192 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2404 m3 per person | 0.1711 m3 per person | 0.5132 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.604 m3 per person | 0.5268 m3 per person | 0.6696 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4214 m3 per person | 0.316 m3 per person | 0.5096 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3789 m3 per person | 0.3408 m3 per person | 0.4218 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3602 m3 per person | 0.3451 m3 per person | 0.3972 m3 per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 55 Central African Republic 0.3752 m3 per person compare
- 56 Djibouti 0.3686 m3 per person compare
- 57 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3532 m3 per person compare
- 59 Rwanda 0.3507 m3 per person compare
- 60 Tajikistan 0.3469 m3 per person compare
- 61 Denmark 0.3448 m3 per person compare
More environment data for France
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.6751 % 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) -5.61 % 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 France?
- Wood fuel — production, per capita in France was 0.3517 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6696 m3 per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1669 m3 per person in 1969.
- How does France rank for wood fuel — production, per capita?
- France ranks 58th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production, per capita rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.