OECD vs South America: Charcoal — Energy consumption

OECD
42,541 TJ
in 2024
South America
210,451 TJ
in 2024
OECD rank
13th
South America rank
13th

Charcoal — Energy consumption over time

  • OECD
  • South America
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How they compare

South America currently reports 210,451 TJ against 42,541 TJ in OECD, a difference of 167,910 TJ.

That makes South America's figure about 4.9 times OECD's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.

OECD ranks 13th and South America ranks 13th of 194 countries.

South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD South America Difference Ahead
1990s 31,431 TJ 255,502 TJ 224,071 TJ South America
2000s 45,096 TJ 295,344 TJ 250,248 TJ South America
2010s 55,047 TJ 226,340 TJ 171,292 TJ South America
2020s 46,522 TJ 212,518 TJ 165,995 TJ South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher charcoal — energy consumption, OECD or South America?
South America, at 210,451 TJ against 42,541 TJ in OECD as of 2024.
What is the difference in charcoal — energy consumption between OECD and South America?
167,910 TJ, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and South America?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do OECD and South America rank globally for charcoal — energy consumption?
OECD ranks 13th and South America ranks 13th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Charcoal — Energy consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Charcoal — Energy consumption
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
229 places, 7,041 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.