Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Americas
Americas: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 3.50 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Americas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, fuelwood — energy consumption in Americas stood at 3.50 million TJ. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Americas peaked at 3.50 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.22 million TJ, in 1997.
That places Americas 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Americas, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.40 million TJ | — |
| 1991 | 2.52 million TJ | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 2.63 million TJ | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 2.36 million TJ | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 2.38 million TJ | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 2.44 million TJ | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 2.42 million TJ | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 2.22 million TJ | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 2.33 million TJ | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 3.12 million TJ | +34.1% |
| 2000 | 3.17 million TJ | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.89 million TJ | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 2.76 million TJ | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 2.96 million TJ | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 3.12 million TJ | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 3.29 million TJ | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 3.27 million TJ | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.25 million TJ | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.23 million TJ | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 3.11 million TJ | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 3.21 million TJ | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 3.21 million TJ | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.13 million TJ | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 3.37 million TJ | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 3.26 million TJ | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 3.13 million TJ | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 3.06 million TJ | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 3.17 million TJ | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 3.43 million TJ | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 3.46 million TJ | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.29 million TJ | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 3.37 million TJ | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 3.35 million TJ | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 3.49 million TJ | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 3.50 million TJ | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Americas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +34.1% | 2.33 million TJ | 3.12 million TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.48 million TJ | 2.22 million TJ | 3.12 million TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.11 million TJ | 2.76 million TJ | 3.29 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.24 million TJ | 3.06 million TJ | 3.46 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.40 million TJ | 3.29 million TJ | 3.50 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 5 Ethiopia 892,572 TJ compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 437,916 TJ compare
- 6 Brazil 768,688 TJ compare
- 6 Viet Nam 182,563 TJ compare
- 7 Nigeria 602,495 TJ compare
- 8 Indonesia 515,754 TJ compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 73,978 TJ compare
- 9 Guatemala 381,078 TJ compare
- 9 Melanesia 53,757 TJ compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 42,221 TJ compare
- 10 Uganda 364,779 TJ compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 32,238 TJ compare
- 11 Germany 355,782 TJ compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 548.84 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 51.25 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -3.24 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Americas?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Americas was 3.50 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 3.50 million TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.22 million TJ in 1997.
- How does Americas rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Americas ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fuelwood — 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.