Charcoal — Energy production in Cuba
Cuba: Charcoal — Energy production was 1,389 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy production in Cuba, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charcoal — energy production in Cuba is 1,389 TJ, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.2% on the previous year and down 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy production in Cuba peaked at 3,685 TJ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 973.5 TJ, in 2012.
That places Cuba 66th out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy production in Cuba, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,089 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 2,165 TJ | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 2,000 TJ | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 1,773 TJ | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 1,410 TJ | -20.5% |
| 1995 | 1,510 TJ | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 1,687 TJ | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 1,646 TJ | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 1,826 TJ | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 1,711 TJ | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 1,829 TJ | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 1,740 TJ | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 1,593 TJ | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 1,770 TJ | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 1,800 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1,829 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1,740 TJ | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 1,652 TJ | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 1,564 TJ | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 2,154 TJ | +37.7% |
| 2010 | 2,006 TJ | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 1,564 TJ | -22.1% |
| 2012 | 973.5 TJ | -37.7% |
| 2013 | 3,339 TJ | +243.0% |
| 2014 | 3,685 TJ | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 2,227 TJ | -39.6% |
| 2016 | 2,726 TJ | +22.4% |
| 2017 | 2,272 TJ | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 1,894 TJ | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 2,245 TJ | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 2,230 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1,746 TJ | -21.7% |
| 2022 | 1,162 TJ | -33.4% |
| 2023 | 1,933 TJ | +66.3% |
| 2024 | 1,389 TJ | -28.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1,389 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 506.91 TJ, 2.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1,389 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.21 TJ, 20.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy production in Cuba 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 | +243.0% | 973.5 TJ | 3,339 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,782 TJ | 1,410 TJ | 2,165 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,767 TJ | 1,564 TJ | 2,154 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,293 TJ | 973.5 TJ | 3,685 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,692 TJ | 1,162 TJ | 2,230 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More environment data for Cuba
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2020)
- 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 -1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy production in Cuba?
- Charcoal — energy production in Cuba was 1,389 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy production recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3,685 TJ in 2014.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy production recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 973.5 TJ in 2012.
- How does Cuba rank for charcoal — energy production?
- Cuba ranks 66th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy production rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Charcoal — 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.