Black liquor — Energy production in Americas

Americas: Black liquor — Energy production was 1.53 million TJ in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1.53 million TJ
Change on year
up 52.1%
Rank
3rd
of 25 groups
All-time high
1.53 million TJ
in 2024
All-time low
770,076 TJ
in 2009
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Black liquor — Energy production in Americas, 1990–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200720241990: 1.0M TJ1991: 1.0M TJ1992: 1.1M TJ1993: 995.2k TJ1994: 1.1M TJ1995: 1.0M TJ1996: 1.1M TJ1997: 1.2M TJ1998: 1.1M TJ1999: 1.0M TJ2000: 1.0M TJ2001: 924.2k TJ2002: 899.6k TJ2003: 946.7k TJ2004: 989.9k TJ2005: 907.4k TJ2006: 869.0k TJ2007: 849.3k TJ2008: 827.9k TJ2009: 770.1k TJ2010: 860.8k TJ2011: 857.8k TJ2012: 837.4k TJ2013: 908.8k TJ2014: 1.0M TJ2015: 961.9k TJ2016: 945.1k TJ2017: 937.3k TJ2018: 1.0M TJ2019: 1.0M TJ2020: 966.8k TJ2021: 985.1k TJ2022: 1.0M TJ2023: 1.0M TJ2024: 1.5M TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

The most recent figure for black liquor — energy production in Americas is 1.53 million TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 52.1% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, black liquor — energy production in Americas peaked at 1.53 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 770,076 TJ, in 2009.

That places Americas 3rd out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.06 million TJ 995,151 TJ 1.17 million TJ 10
2000s 902,069 TJ 770,076 TJ 1.04 million TJ 10
2010s 939,032 TJ 837,445 TJ 1.04 million TJ 10
2020s 1.10 million TJ 966,780 TJ 1.53 million TJ 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 OECD 1.64 million TJ compare
  2. 2 Sweden 179,671 TJ compare
  3. 3 Canada 149,023 TJ compare
  4. 4 Finland 141,793 TJ compare
  5. 5 Japan 124,977 TJ compare
  6. 6 Chile 105,390 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is black liquor — energy production in Americas?
Black liquor — energy production in Americas was 1.53 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest black liquor — energy production recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 1.53 million TJ in 2024.
What is the lowest black liquor — energy production recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 770,076 TJ in 2009.
How does Americas rank for black liquor — energy production?
Americas ranks 3rd out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
Is black liquor — energy production rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Black liquor — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Black liquor — Energy production
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
56 places, 1,609 data points, 1990–2024
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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.