Wood fuel — Production, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Wood fuel — Production, per capita was 0.1976 m3 per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood fuel — production, per capita in South Africa is 0.1976 m3 per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.3433 m3 per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0304 m3 per person, in 1962.
South Africa ranks 95th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0457 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0304 m3 per person | -33.4% |
| 1963 | 0.031 m3 per person | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.036 m3 per person | +16.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0445 m3 per person | +23.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3433 m3 per person | +671.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3338 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3245 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3155 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.307 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.299 m3 per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2914 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.284 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2769 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2701 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2637 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2574 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2512 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2584 m3 per person | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2642 m3 per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2685 m3 per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.272 m3 per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2749 m3 per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2773 m3 per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2797 m3 per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2819 m3 per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.284 m3 per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2859 m3 per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2877 m3 per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2896 m3 per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2927 m3 per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2969 m3 per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3003 m3 per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3045 m3 per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3098 m3 per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3147 m3 per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3197 m3 per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2596 m3 per person | -18.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2568 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2545 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2523 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2499 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2474 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2449 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2425 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.24 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2375 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2348 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.232 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2293 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2264 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2231 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2195 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2163 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2121 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.21 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2087 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2052 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2018 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2023 m3 per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2049 m3 per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2028 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2001 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1976 m3 per person | -1.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.1976 m3 per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1924 m3 per person, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.1976 m3 per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4386 m3 per person, 45% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel — Production, per capita in South 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 | +671.0% | 0.0445 m3 per person | 0.3433 m3 per person |
| 1962 | -33.4% | 0.0457 m3 per person | 0.0304 m3 per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1672 m3 per person | 0.0304 m3 per person | 0.3433 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2759 m3 per person | 0.2512 m3 per person | 0.307 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2776 m3 per person | 0.2642 m3 per person | 0.2877 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2945 m3 per person | 0.2568 m3 per person | 0.3197 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2436 m3 per person | 0.232 m3 per person | 0.2545 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2152 m3 per person | 0.2018 m3 per person | 0.2293 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2015 m3 per person | 0.1976 m3 per person | 0.2049 m3 per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.4366 % 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) 1.85 % 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 South Africa?
- Wood fuel — production, per capita in South Africa was 0.1976 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3433 m3 per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0304 m3 per person in 1962.
- How does South Africa rank for wood fuel — production, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 95th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa 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.