Charcoal — Energy production in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Charcoal — Energy production was 304.76 TJ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Charcoal — Energy production in Nicaragua, 1990–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 304.76 TJ for charcoal — energy production in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy production in Nicaragua peaked at 885 TJ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 295 TJ, in 2010.
That places Nicaragua 80th out of 148 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy production in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 737.5 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 767 TJ | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 796.5 TJ | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 796.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 855.5 TJ | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 885 TJ | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 885 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 737.5 TJ | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 767 TJ | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 767 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 737.5 TJ | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 767 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 767 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 560.5 TJ | -26.9% |
| 2004 | 560.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 413 TJ | -26.3% |
| 2006 | 354 TJ | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 354 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 354 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 354 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 295 TJ | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 295 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 324.5 TJ | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 295 TJ | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 295 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 295 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 295 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 304.76 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 308.78 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 296.74 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 308.78 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 296.74 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 304.76 TJ | +2.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 304.76 TJ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,026 TJ, 4% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 304.76 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.21 TJ, 4.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 799.45 TJ | 737.5 TJ | 885 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 522.15 TJ | 354 TJ | 767 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 300.48 TJ | 295 TJ | 324.5 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 303.43 TJ | 296.74 TJ | 308.78 TJ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More environment data for Nicaragua
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.04 % 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 -0.0474 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy production in Nicaragua?
- Charcoal — energy production in Nicaragua was 304.76 TJ in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy production recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 885 TJ in 1995.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy production recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 295 TJ in 2010.
- How does Nicaragua rank for charcoal — energy production?
- Nicaragua ranks 80th out of 148 countries with data for 2022.
- Is charcoal — energy production rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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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.