Fuelwood Consumption

Latest Value

67,239,649

as of 2022

Year-on-Year

+0.00%

vs same period prior year

Month-on-Month

+0.00%

vs prior period

CAGR

+0.55%

compound annual growth rate

Rolling 3-Period

67,120,831

avg · m³

Rolling 12-Period

65,644,188

avg · m³

Fuelwood Consumption — Time Series

18 records · m³

Compare

Data source: FAOSTAT (FAO Forestry Statistics, via UN Data) · Committed to NEDB via Staff Upload Portal · Unit: m³

Statistical Analysis

What Is This?

Estimated volume of woodfuel (firewood and wood converted to charcoal) produced and consumed in Nigeria each year, in solid cubic metres, following the FAO methodology.

How to Read

Values are in solid cubic metres of wood. Nigeria is Africa's third-largest woodfuel producer. A flat or rising line means dependence on traditional biomass is not declining.

Why It Matters

Fuelwood dependency drives deforestation, desertification, and indoor air pollution. It is the primary fuel for over 70% of Nigerian households and a key indicator of energy poverty and climate vulnerability.

Current Signal

Fuelwood consumption is 4.5% above the 5-year average — a critical energy poverty signal.

Statistical Analysis

18 periods · mean 64,501,688.4 m³ · volatility 3% · CAGR +0.5%

Year-on-Year Change

Each bar compares a period to the same period one year earlier, stripping out seasonal effects. Green is growth, red is decline.

Reading:Latest year-on-year change: +0.0% (2022). Output is higher than a year ago.

Period-on-Period Change

Short-term momentum: how each period compares to the one immediately before it. Useful for spotting turning points earlier than the annual view.

Reading:Most recent move: +0.0% versus the prior period (2022).

3-Period Rolling Average

The faint line is raw data; the bold line is a 3-period trailing average that smooths out noise so the underlying direction is visible.

Reading:Smoothing window set to 3 periods (annual data). The averaged line filters short-term spikes to expose the trend.

All analyses computed at query time from committed NEDB records for Fuelwood Consumption. Percentages are in percentage points; ±2σ covers ~95% of normal variation.

Full Data Table — Fuelwood Consumption18 records

Showing 18 of 18 recordsUnit: m³

#	Period	Region	Value	Unit	Data Source	Notes
1	2005	NGA	61,274,260	m³	FAOSTAT (FAO Forestry Statistics, via UN Data)	Annual woodfuel production/consumption, solid volume
2	2006	NGA	61,629,309	m³	FAOSTAT (FAO Forestry Statistics, via UN Data)	Annual woodfuel production/consumption, solid volume
3	2007	NGA	62,000,000	m³	FAOSTAT (FAO Forestry Statistics, via UN Data)	Annual woodfuel production/consumption, solid volume
4	2008	NGA	62,388,600	m³	FAOSTAT (FAO Forestry Statistics, via UN Data)	Annual woodfuel production/consumption, solid volume
5	2009	NGA	62,793,234	m³	FAOSTAT (FAO Forestry Statistics, via UN Data)	Annual woodfuel production/consumption, solid volume
6	2010	NGA	63,214,728	m³	FAOSTAT (FAO Forestry Statistics, via UN Data)	Annual woodfuel production/consumption, solid volume
7	2011	NGA	63,599,551	m³	FAOSTAT (FAO Forestry Statistics, via UN Data)	Annual woodfuel production/consumption, solid volume
8	2012	NGA	63,999,115	m³	FAOSTAT (FAO Forestry Statistics, via UN Data)	Annual woodfuel production/consumption, solid volume
9	2013	NGA	64,413,551	m³	FAOSTAT (FAO Forestry Statistics, via UN Data)	Annual woodfuel production/consumption, solid volume
10	2014	NGA	64,843,002	m³	FAOSTAT (FAO Forestry Statistics, via UN Data)	Annual woodfuel production/consumption, solid volume
11	2015	NGA	65,287,615	m³	FAOSTAT (FAO Forestry Statistics, via UN Data)	Annual woodfuel production/consumption, solid volume
12	2016	NGA	65,583,432	m³	FAOSTAT (FAO Forestry Statistics, via UN Data)	Annual woodfuel production/consumption, solid volume
13	2017	NGA	65,890,862	m³	FAOSTAT (FAO Forestry Statistics, via UN Data)	Annual woodfuel production/consumption, solid volume
14	2018	NGA	66,209,938	m³	FAOSTAT (FAO Forestry Statistics, via UN Data)	Annual woodfuel production/consumption, solid volume
15	2019	NGA	66,540,702	m³	FAOSTAT (FAO Forestry Statistics, via UN Data)	Annual woodfuel production/consumption, solid volume
16	2020	NGA	66,883,195	m³	FAOSTAT (FAO Forestry Statistics, via UN Data)	Annual woodfuel production/consumption, solid volume
17	2021	NGA	67,239,649	m³	FAOSTAT (FAO Forestry Statistics, via UN Data)	Annual woodfuel production/consumption, solid volume
18	2022	NGA	67,239,649	m³	FAOSTAT (FAO Forestry Statistics, via UN Data)	Annual woodfuel production/consumption, solid volume

About this Series

Estimated volume of fuelwood consumed by households and commercial users, reported quarterly by state.

Source agency: ECN / Federal Ministry of Environment

Methodology Note

Derived from household energy surveys and Forest Management Unit records. Charcoal is converted to wood equivalent using a 6:1 ratio. Significant estimation uncertainty - values should be treated as indicative. Aligned with FAO WISDOM methodology.