Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Niger
Niger: Wood fuel — Production, per capita was 0.4834 m3 per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.4834 m3 per person for wood fuel — production, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.7047 m3 per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.4834 m3 per person, in 2024.
Niger ranks 41st of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5988 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5996 m3 per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.6004 m3 per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6013 m3 per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.6024 m3 per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6037 m3 per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6052 m3 per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.6068 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6087 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.6106 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.6039 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6142 m3 per person | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6497 m3 per person | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6374 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6508 m3 per person | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6562 m3 per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6469 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6327 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6288 m3 per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6269 m3 per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6311 m3 per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6397 m3 per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6456 m3 per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6811 m3 per person | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6814 m3 per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6757 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6834 m3 per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6794 m3 per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6886 m3 per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6848 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6857 m3 per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7016 m3 per person | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7047 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7033 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7023 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7008 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6991 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.691 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6846 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6782 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6707 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6632 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6557 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.648 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6402 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6314 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6227 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.614 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6053 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5968 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5875 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5782 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5691 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5606 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5521 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5423 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5333 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5251 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5175 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5103 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5035 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4968 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.49 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4834 m3 per person | -1.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.4834 m3 per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4272 m3 per person, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.4834 m3 per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4386 m3 per person, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.603 m3 per person | 0.5988 m3 per person | 0.6087 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6331 m3 per person | 0.6039 m3 per person | 0.6562 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6633 m3 per person | 0.6269 m3 per person | 0.6886 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6958 m3 per person | 0.6846 m3 per person | 0.7047 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6429 m3 per person | 0.6053 m3 per person | 0.6782 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5563 m3 per person | 0.5175 m3 per person | 0.5968 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4968 m3 per person | 0.4834 m3 per person | 0.5103 m3 per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 38 Papua New Guinea 0.5231 m3 per person compare
- 39 Madagascar 0.5088 m3 per person compare
- 40 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4989 m3 per person compare
- 42 Mozambique 0.4829 m3 per person compare
- 43 Benin 0.472 m3 per person compare
- 44 Mauritania 0.4691 m3 per person compare
More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % 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) 0 % 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 Niger?
- Wood fuel — production, per capita in Niger was 0.4834 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7047 m3 per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4834 m3 per person in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for wood fuel — production, per capita?
- Niger ranks 41st out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.