Black liquor — Energy production in Colombia
Colombia: Black liquor — Energy production was 13,190 TJ in 2018. ▲ Rising
Black liquor — Energy production in Colombia, 1990–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2018, black liquor — energy production in Colombia stood at 13,190 TJ.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, black liquor — energy production in Colombia peaked at 15,968 TJ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6,862 TJ, in 1990.
Colombia ranks 18th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Black liquor — Energy production in Colombia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,862 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 6,887 TJ | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 9,346 TJ | +35.7% |
| 1993 | 9,290 TJ | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 11,723 TJ | +26.2% |
| 1995 | 11,932 TJ | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 13,025 TJ | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 13,042 TJ | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 13,816 TJ | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 13,681 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 13,226 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 13,226 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13,188 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 13,063 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 12,992 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 12,971 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 12,950 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 12,941 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 12,887 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 15,968 TJ | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 11,941 TJ | -25.2% |
| 2011 | 10,157 TJ | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 11,024 TJ | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 11,527 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 12,072 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 12,429 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 12,688 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 12,860 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 13,190 TJ | +2.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 13,190 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,190 TJ, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Black liquor — Energy production in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +35.7% | 6,887 TJ | 9,346 TJ |
| 1994 | +26.2% | 9,290 TJ | 11,723 TJ |
| 2010 | -25.2% | 15,968 TJ | 11,941 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,960 TJ | 6,862 TJ | 13,816 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,341 TJ | 12,887 TJ | 15,968 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,987 TJ | 10,157 TJ | 13,190 TJ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2077 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is black liquor — energy production in Colombia?
- Black liquor — energy production in Colombia was 13,190 TJ in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest black liquor — energy production recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,968 TJ in 2009.
- What is the lowest black liquor — energy production recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,862 TJ in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for black liquor — energy production?
- Colombia ranks 18th out of 31 countries with data for 2018.
- Is black liquor — energy production rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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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.