Wood fuel production quantity (CUM, solid volume units) by country
Wood fuel refers to all roundwood used as fuel for purposes such as cooking, heating, or power production. It includes wood harvested from main stems, branches and other parts of trees. It also includes wood intended for charcoal production.
What the numbers show
Wood fuel production quantity (CUM, solid volume units) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 102.61 million CUM, solid volume units in Ethiopia; the lowest is 3,160 CUM, solid volume units in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.54 million CUM, solid volume units, and the mean is 12.13 million CUM, solid volume units.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 32,471.
Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Gabon (up 106.7%), and the largest decrease in Eritrea (down 44.6%).
Wood fuel production quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 102.61 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 77.74 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 3 | Nigeria | 63.60 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 4 | Uganda | 40.18 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 5 | Ghana | 38.98 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Kenya | 26.40 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania | 23.07 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 8 | Sudan | 18.78 million CUM, solid volume units | 2010 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 9 | Egypt | 17.56 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 10 | Mozambique | 16.72 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | unchanged | rising |
| 11 | Somalia | 13.96 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 12 | Madagascar | 13.10 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 12.96 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 14 | Guinea | 12.01 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 15 | South Africa | 12.00 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Cameroon | 9.99 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 17 | Burundi | 9.98 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 18 | Zambia | 9.25 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.99 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 8.79 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 21 | Algeria | 8.25 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 22 | Liberia | 7.25 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Chad | 7.18 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 24 | Morocco | 6.76 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 25 | Benin | 6.32 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 5.62 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 27 | Malawi | 5.47 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 28 | Senegal | 5.45 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 29 | Mali | 5.38 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 30 | Rwanda | 5.00 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Togo | 4.42 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 32 | Angola | 4.10 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 33 | Niger | 2.86 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | unchanged | rising |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.64 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 35 | Tunisia | 2.19 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 36 | Lesotho | 2.10 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 37 | Central African Republic | 2.00 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | unchanged | rising |
| 38 | Mauritania | 1.88 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 39 | Congo | 1.36 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 40 | Eritrea | 1.26 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 41 | Eswatini | 1.08 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 42 | Gabon | 1.07 million CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 106.7% | rising |
| 43 | Libya | 963,555 CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 44 | Namibia | 827,349 CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 45 | Gambia | 703,334 CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 46 | Botswana | 686,401 CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 47 | Equatorial Guinea | 447,000 CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | unchanged | rising |
| 49 | Comoros | 272,740 CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Cape Verde | 196,716 CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 51 | Sao Tome and Principe | 108,310 CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 52 | Mauritius | 6,600 CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Seychelles | 3,160 CUM, solid volume units | 2011 | down 22.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 612.10 million CUM, solid volume units
- Sub-Saharan Africa 576.02 million CUM, solid volume units
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 575.58 million CUM, solid volume units
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 564.02 million CUM, solid volume units
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 500.42 million CUM, solid volume units
- North Africa 36.08 million CUM, solid volume units
About this data
Wood fuel refers to all roundwood used as fuel for purposes such as cooking, heating, or power production. It includes wood harvested from main stems, branches and other parts of trees. It also includes wood intended for charcoal production.