Wood fuel — Production, per capita in India
India: Wood fuel — Production, per capita was 0.2046 m3 per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in India, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
India recorded 0.2046 m3 per person for wood fuel — production, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per capita in India peaked at 0.3499 m3 per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.2046 m3 per person, in 2024.
That places India 93rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3465 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3457 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3449 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3442 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3438 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3437 m3 per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3436 m3 per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3436 m3 per person | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3437 m3 per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3433 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3449 m3 per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3488 m3 per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3485 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3499 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3434 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3436 m3 per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3385 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3349 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3419 m3 per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3373 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.335 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3352 m3 per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3322 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3324 m3 per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3311 m3 per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3303 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3295 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3241 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3214 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3194 m3 per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3187 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3144 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3108 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.306 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3005 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2831 m3 per person | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2776 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2723 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2672 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2622 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2573 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2738 m3 per person | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2706 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2675 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2646 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2611 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2579 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2548 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2518 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2487 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2448 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2411 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2375 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2341 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2309 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2273 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2239 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2207 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2176 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2147 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2122 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2097 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2071 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2046 m3 per person | -1.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.2046 m3 per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3778 m3 per person, 54% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 0.2046 m3 per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1971 m3 per person, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3444 m3 per person | 0.3436 m3 per person | 0.3465 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3438 m3 per person | 0.3349 m3 per person | 0.3499 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3308 m3 per person | 0.3214 m3 per person | 0.3373 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.297 m3 per person | 0.2672 m3 per person | 0.3194 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2622 m3 per person | 0.2518 m3 per person | 0.2738 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2327 m3 per person | 0.2176 m3 per person | 0.2487 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2097 m3 per person | 0.2046 m3 per person | 0.2147 m3 per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.78 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — production, per capita in India?
- Wood fuel — production, per capita in India was 0.2046 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3499 m3 per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2046 m3 per person in 2024.
- How does India rank for wood fuel — production, per capita?
- India ranks 93rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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)
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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.