Review Article

Global Increase in the Consumption of Lignocellulosic Biomass as Energy Source: Necessity for Sustained Optimisation of Agroforestry Technologies

Table 2

Africa’s production, trade, and consumption of wood fuel in 2004.

RegionTotal wood fuel volume
(1000 m3)
ProductionImportsExportsConsumption

Central Africa10367300103673
East Africa19481802194816
Northern Africa463710046371
Southern Africa559080055908
West Africa14529201145291

Africa’s total54606214546059

Source: adapted from FAO [8].