Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Central America
Central America: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 750,695 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Central America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Central America recorded 750,695 TJ for fuelwood — energy consumption in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Central America peaked at 750,695 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 506,770 TJ, in 1990.
Central America ranks 21st of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Central America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 506,770 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 510,392 TJ | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 519,714 TJ | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 528,449 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 532,592 TJ | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 542,892 TJ | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 548,594 TJ | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 552,223 TJ | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 551,324 TJ | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 537,006 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 547,940 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 527,379 TJ | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 540,129 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 546,977 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 561,654 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 578,045 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 585,722 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 594,002 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 595,892 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 587,606 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 594,746 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 598,071 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 602,642 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 605,767 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 603,370 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 602,896 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 605,660 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 681,009 TJ | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 693,485 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 697,745 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 678,694 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 720,211 TJ | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 725,409 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 741,134 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 750,695 TJ | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 532,996 TJ | 506,770 TJ | 552,223 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 566,535 TJ | 527,379 TJ | 595,892 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 628,539 TJ | 594,746 TJ | 697,745 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 723,229 TJ | 678,694 TJ | 750,695 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 18 Cameroon 261,065 TJ compare
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 106.56 TJ compare
- 19 Italy 259,532 TJ compare
- 19 Micronesia 51.08 TJ compare
- 20 Poland 255,673 TJ compare
- 20 Wallis and Futuna Islands 8.07 TJ compare
- 21 Mexico 243,307 TJ compare
- 21 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3.58 TJ compare
- 22 Mozambique 227,332 TJ compare
- 23 Zimbabwe 222,403 TJ compare
- 24 Sudan (former) 174,299 TJ compare
More environment data for Central America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 24,240 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 14.37 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 4.46 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Central America?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Central America was 750,695 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 750,695 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 506,770 TJ in 1990.
- How does Central America rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Central America ranks 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America 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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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.