Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Americas

Americas: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 3.50 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.50 million TJ
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
10th
of 35 groups
All-time high
3.50 million TJ
in 2024
All-time low
2.22 million TJ
in 1997
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Americas, 1990–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M1990200720241990: 2.4M TJ1991: 2.5M TJ1992: 2.6M TJ1993: 2.4M TJ1994: 2.4M TJ1995: 2.4M TJ1996: 2.4M TJ1997: 2.2M TJ1998: 2.3M TJ1999: 3.1M TJ2000: 3.2M TJ2001: 2.9M TJ2002: 2.8M TJ2003: 3.0M TJ2004: 3.1M TJ2005: 3.3M TJ2006: 3.3M TJ2007: 3.3M TJ2008: 3.2M TJ2009: 3.1M TJ2010: 3.2M TJ2011: 3.2M TJ2012: 3.1M TJ2013: 3.4M TJ2014: 3.3M TJ2015: 3.1M TJ2016: 3.1M TJ2017: 3.2M TJ2018: 3.4M TJ2019: 3.5M TJ2020: 3.3M TJ2021: 3.4M TJ2022: 3.3M TJ2023: 3.5M TJ2024: 3.5M TJ

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 727,128 TJ compare
  2. 8 Nigeria 602,495 TJ compare
  3. 9 Indonesia 515,754 TJ compare
  4. 10 United Republic of Tanzania 437,916 TJ compare
  5. 11 Guatemala 381,078 TJ compare
  6. 12 Uganda 364,779 TJ compare
  7. 13 Germany 355,782 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

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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

Indicator
Fuelwood — Energy consumption
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.