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 10th out of 35 groups 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.
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
More environment data for Americas
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 12.55 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 27.37 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 9.07 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 13.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 34.89 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 19.01 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 41.48 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 15.65 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 25.42 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 13.51 g/Int$ (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 10th out of 35 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.