Biogases — Energy consumption in Northern America
Northern America: Biogases — Energy consumption was 3,323 TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Biogases — Energy consumption in Northern America, 1999–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for biogases — energy consumption in Northern America is 3,323 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 95.2% on the previous year and down 86.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biogases — energy consumption in Northern America peaked at 106,144 TJ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3,323 TJ, in 2024.
That places Northern America 16th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Biogases — Energy consumption in Northern America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 65,817 TJ | — |
| 2000 | 60,644 TJ | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 63,277 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 79,263 TJ | +25.3% |
| 2003 | 74,431 TJ | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 76,793 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 81,142 TJ | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 83,472 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 96,212 TJ | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 94,680 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 106,144 TJ | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 3,559 TJ | -96.6% |
| 2011 | 3,489 TJ | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 3,777 TJ | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 16,381 TJ | +333.7% |
| 2014 | 23,729 TJ | +44.9% |
| 2015 | 34,371 TJ | +44.8% |
| 2016 | 23,727 TJ | -31.0% |
| 2017 | 27,091 TJ | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 32,111 TJ | +18.5% |
| 2019 | 40,101 TJ | +24.9% |
| 2020 | 48,177 TJ | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 53,075 TJ | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 61,500 TJ | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 69,650 TJ | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 3,323 TJ | -95.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Biogases — Energy consumption in Northern America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +333.7% | 3,777 TJ | 16,381 TJ |
| 2010 | -96.6% | 106,144 TJ | 3,559 TJ |
| 2024 | -95.2% | 69,650 TJ | 3,323 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65,817 TJ | 65,817 TJ | 65,817 TJ | 1 |
| 2000s | 81,606 TJ | 60,644 TJ | 106,144 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,834 TJ | 3,489 TJ | 40,101 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,145 TJ | 3,323 TJ | 69,650 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 11.27 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biogases — energy consumption in Northern America?
- Biogases — energy consumption in Northern America was 3,323 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biogases — energy consumption recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 106,144 TJ in 2009.
- What is the lowest biogases — energy consumption recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,323 TJ in 2024.
- How does Northern America rank for biogases — energy consumption?
- Northern America ranks 16th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is biogases — energy consumption rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biogases — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.