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Coniferous wood fuel market in Africa

Release date: Mar 30, 2026

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Research period: 2017-2025

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"Africa" region includes following countries:

Algeria

Libya

Morocco

Sudan

Western Sahara

Tunisia

Egypt

Cabo Verde

Benin

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Côte d'Ivoire

Liberia

Mali

Mauritania

Niger

Nigeria

Guinea-Bissau

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Togo

Burkina Faso

British Indian Ocean Territory

Burundi

Comoros

Mayotte

Ethiopia

Eritrea

French Southern Territories

Djibouti

Kenya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mauritius

Mozambique

Reunion

Rwanda

Seychelles

Somalia

Zimbabwe

South Sudan

Uganda

Tanzania

Zambia

Angola

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Chad

Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Equatorial Guinea

Gabon

Sao Tome and Principe

Botswana

Lesotho

Namibia

South Africa

Eswatini

Earlier Report Observations

From 2018 to 2021, production of coniferous wood fuel in Africa increased from 18 381 thousand cubic meters to 19 247 thousand cubic meters. This growth was primarily sustained by high demand in rural households, where limited access to electricity and prohibitive electricity costs maintained reliance on fuelwood. In South Africa's Limpopo Province, 40% of households used fuelwood for cooking in 2018, and by 2021, over 75% of rural households in the country still depended on solid fuels like firewood for their domestic energy needs.

Production continued its upward trajectory, reaching 19 551 thousand cubic meters by 2023. The market in 2022 was indirectly influenced by global supply chain disruptions and price increases for hardwood fiber following the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In 2023, growth was further supported by rising commercial interest in biomass and wood waste for energy, with companies such as Oricol promoting wood fuel chips as a cost-effective and carbon tax-exempt alternative to coal.

Factors in 2024 included a growing emphasis on sustainable forestry practices and timber traceability systems, exemplified by Gabon's mandatory traceability program, alongside investments in wood processing infrastructure like PG Bison's new medium-density fibreboard line, reflecting ongoing sector development.

Table of content

1. Disclaimer
2. Terms of use of the report
3. Product codes in the statistical classifications used in the report
4. Key Market Indicators
1. 4.1. In kind
  1. 4.1.1. Production, 2018-2023
  2. 4.1.2. Imports, 2024
  3. 4.1.3. Exports, 2024
5. Production
1. 5.1. Production in Africa
  1. 5.1.1. Annual dynamics of production in Africa in kind, 2018-2023, K m³
2. 5.2. Global production by Country, 2018-2023
  1. 5.2.1. Annual dynamics of production by macroregions in kind, 2018-2023, K m³
  2. 5.2.2. Dynamics of production structure by macroregions in kind, 2018-2023
  3. 5.2.3. Annual dynamics of production by country in kind, 2018-2023, K m³
  4. 5.2.4. Structure of production by countries in kind, 2018-2023
  5. 5.2.5. Dynamics of peoduction structure by countries in kind, 2018-2023
6. Exports
1. 6.1. Exports (Direct Data*)
  1. 6.1.1. Exports - Total information
  2. 6.1.2. Exports in kind, K m³
    1. 6.1.2.1. Annual dynamics of product's exports from Algeria in kind, 2024, K m³
    2. 6.1.2.2. Dynamics of product's exports in kind from Algeria by countries, 2024, K m³
    3. 6.1.2.3. Structure of product's exports in kind by countries, 2024
  3. 6.1.3. Exports in value, K $ US
    1. 6.1.3.1. Annual dynamics of product's exports from Algeria in value, 2024, K $ US
    2. 6.1.3.2. Dynamics of product's exports in value from Algeria by countries, 2024, K $ US
    3. 6.1.3.3. Structure of product's exports in value by countries, 2024
  4. 6.1.4. Average price of product's exports, $ US/m³
    1. 6.1.4.1. Annual dynamics of average price of product's exports from Algeria, 2024, $ US/m³
    2. 6.1.4.2. Dynamics of average price of product's exports from Algeria by countries, 2024, $ US/m³
2. 6.2. Exports (Mirror Data)
  1. 6.2.1. Exports - Total information
  2. 6.2.2. Exports in kind, K m³
    1. 6.2.2.1. Annual dynamics of product's exports from Algeria in kind, 2024, K m³
    2. 6.2.2.2. Dynamics of product's exports in kind from Algeria by countries, 2024, K m³
    3. 6.2.2.3. Structure of product's exports in kind by countries, 2024
  3. 6.2.3. Exports in value, K $ US
    1. 6.2.3.1. Annual dynamics of product's exports from Algeria in value, 2024, K $ US
    2. 6.2.3.2. Dynamics of product's exports in value from Algeria by countries, 2024, K $ US
    3. 6.2.3.3. Structure of product's exports in value by countries, 2024
  4. 6.2.4. Average price of product's exports, $ US/m³
    1. 6.2.4.1. Annual dynamics of average price of product's exports from Algeria, 2024, $ US/m³
    2. 6.2.4.2. Dynamics of average price of product's exports from Algeria by countries, 2024, $ US/m³
7. Imports
1. 7.1. Imports (Direct Data*)
  1. 7.1.1. Imports - Total information
  2. 7.1.2. Imports in kind, K m³
    1. 7.1.2.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to Algeria in kind, 2024, K m³
    2. 7.1.2.2. Dynamics of product's imports in kind to Algeria by countries, 2024, K m³
    3. 7.1.2.3. Structure of product's imports in kind by countries, 2024
  3. 7.1.3. Imports in value, K $ US
    1. 7.1.3.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to Algeria in value, 2024, K $ US
    2. 7.1.3.2. Dynamics of product's imports in value to Algeria by countries, 2024, K $ US
    3. 7.1.3.3. Structure of product's imports in value by countries, 2024
  4. 7.1.4. Average price of product's imports, $ US/m³
    1. 7.1.4.1. Annual dynamics of average price of product's imports to Algeria, 2024, $ US/m³
    2. 7.1.4.2. Dynamics of average price of product's imports to Algeria by countries, 2024, $ US/m³
2. 7.2. Imports (Mirror Data)
  1. 7.2.1. Imports - Total information
  2. 7.2.2. Imports in kind, K m³
    1. 7.2.2.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to Algeria in kind, 2024, K m³
    2. 7.2.2.2. Dynamics of product's imports in kind to Algeria by countries, 2024, K m³
    3. 7.2.2.3. Structure of product's imports in kind by countries, 2024
  3. 7.2.3. Imports in value, K $ US
    1. 7.2.3.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to Algeria in value, 2024, K $ US
    2. 7.2.3.2. Dynamics of product's imports in value to Algeria by countries, 2024, K $ US
    3. 7.2.3.3. Structure of product's imports in value by countries, 2024
  4. 7.2.4. Average price of product's imports, $ US/m³
    1. 7.2.4.1. Annual dynamics of average price of product's imports to Algeria, 2024, $ US/m³
    2. 7.2.4.2. Dynamics of average price of product's imports to Algeria by countries, 2024, $ US/m³
8. Trade balance
1. 8.1. Trade balance (Direct Data)
  1. 8.1.1. In kind, K m³
  2. 8.1.2. In value, K $ US
2. 8.2. Trade balance (Mirror Data)
  1. 8.2.1. In kind, K m³
  2. 8.2.2. In value, K $ US
9. Top buying and selling countries, 2024
1. 9.1. Direct Data
  1. 9.1.1. Import in Value by Countries-buyers
  2. 9.1.2. Export in Value by Countries-suppliers
2. 9.2. Mirror Data
  1. 9.2.1. Import in Value by Countries-buyers
  2. 9.2.2. Export in Value by Countries-suppliers

Production coniferous wood fuel in Africa

In kind, 2017-2020, K m³

Top producers of coniferous wood fuel, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

World map of production of coniferous wood fuel, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

Africa's coniferous wood fuel production has grown for the third year in a row. In 2020, the continent produced 18 759 thousand cubic meters of coniferous wood fuel, marking a 1.3% increase from 2019. Looking at the broader period from 2017 to 2020, production rose by 2.7%, with an average annual growth rate of 0.9%.

Annual dynamics of production in Africa in kind, 2017-2020, K m³