Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Wood fuel — Production, per capita was 0.5821 m3 per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
In 2024, wood fuel — production, per capita in Zimbabwe stood at 0.5821 m3 per person.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.02 m3 per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.5764 m3 per person, in 1993.
That places Zimbabwe 34th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.01 m3 per person | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 1 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 1.01 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 1.01 m3 per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9997 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 1.01 m3 per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 1.01 m3 per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.02 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 1.02 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 1.02 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.6596 m3 per person | -35.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6678 m3 per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6755 m3 per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6838 m3 per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.693 m3 per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7058 m3 per person | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7254 m3 per person | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.747 m3 per person | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7311 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7324 m3 per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7262 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.685 m3 per person | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6826 m3 per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6758 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6661 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6608 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6533 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6346 m3 per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6175 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6017 m3 per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5849 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5764 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6438 m3 per person | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 0.657 m3 per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6655 m3 per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6728 m3 per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6796 m3 per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6887 m3 per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6824 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6779 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6714 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6634 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6563 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6501 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6632 m3 per person | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6608 m3 per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6592 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6563 m3 per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.652 m3 per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6464 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6417 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6384 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6354 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6326 m3 per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6282 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6234 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6184 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6129 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6069 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6006 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5945 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5886 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5821 m3 per person | -1.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.5821 m3 per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3778 m3 per person, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.5821 m3 per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4386 m3 per person, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | -35.5% | 1.02 m3 per person | 0.6596 m3 per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 m3 per person | 0.9997 m3 per person | 1.02 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7601 m3 per person | 0.6596 m3 per person | 1.02 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6848 m3 per person | 0.6346 m3 per person | 0.7324 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6388 m3 per person | 0.5764 m3 per person | 0.6887 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6641 m3 per person | 0.6501 m3 per person | 0.6824 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6329 m3 per person | 0.6129 m3 per person | 0.652 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5946 m3 per person | 0.5821 m3 per person | 0.6069 m3 per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.29 % 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 Zimbabwe?
- Wood fuel — production, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.5821 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 m3 per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5764 m3 per person in 1993.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for wood fuel — production, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 34th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.