Charcoal — Energy consumption in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Charcoal — Energy consumption was 4.81 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy consumption in United States Virgin Islands, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charcoal — energy consumption in United States Virgin Islands is 4.81 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy consumption in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 4.81 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.12 TJ, in 1993.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 176th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy consumption in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.18 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 1.33 TJ | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 1.48 TJ | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 1.12 TJ | -24.0% |
| 1994 | 1.24 TJ | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 1.3 TJ | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 1.42 TJ | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 1.48 TJ | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 1.53 TJ | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 1.71 TJ | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 2.6 TJ | +51.7% |
| 2001 | 2.71 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 2.89 TJ | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 3.01 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 3.19 TJ | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 3.36 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 3.42 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 3.54 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 3.66 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 3.72 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.72 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.95 TJ | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 4.01 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 4.13 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 4.25 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 4.37 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 4.42 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.54 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 4.6 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 4.72 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 4.78 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 4.81 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 4.81 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.81 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.81 TJ | +0.0% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 4.81 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 74.93 TJ, 6% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 4.81 TJ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.26 TJ, 14% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy consumption in United States Virgin Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +51.7% | 1.71 TJ | 2.6 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.38 TJ | 1.12 TJ | 1.71 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.21 TJ | 2.6 TJ | 3.72 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.27 TJ | 3.72 TJ | 4.72 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8 TJ | 4.78 TJ | 4.81 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 173 Dominica 7.14 TJ compare
- 174 El Salvador 6.9 TJ compare
- 175 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.1 TJ compare
- 177 Sri Lanka 4.28 TJ compare
- 178 British Virgin Islands 4.04 TJ compare
- 179 Azerbaijan 2.95 TJ compare
- 179 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 2.95 TJ compare
- 179 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2.95 TJ compare
More environment data for United States Virgin Islands
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0212 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -9.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate -0.2101 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy consumption in United States Virgin Islands?
- Charcoal — energy consumption in United States Virgin Islands was 4.81 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.81 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 TJ in 1993.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for charcoal — energy consumption?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 176th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy consumption rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Charcoal — 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.