Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Central America

Central America: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 750,695 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
750,695 TJ
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
24th
of 35 groups
All-time high
750,695 TJ
in 2024
All-time low
506,770 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Central America, 1990–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1990200720241990: 506.8k TJ1991: 510.4k TJ1992: 519.7k TJ1993: 528.4k TJ1994: 532.6k TJ1995: 542.9k TJ1996: 548.6k TJ1997: 552.2k TJ1998: 551.3k TJ1999: 537.0k TJ2000: 547.9k TJ2001: 527.4k TJ2002: 540.1k TJ2003: 547.0k TJ2004: 561.7k TJ2005: 578.0k TJ2006: 585.7k TJ2007: 594.0k TJ2008: 595.9k TJ2009: 587.6k TJ2010: 594.7k TJ2011: 598.1k TJ2012: 602.6k TJ2013: 605.8k TJ2014: 603.4k TJ2015: 602.9k TJ2016: 605.7k TJ2017: 681.0k TJ2018: 693.5k TJ2019: 697.7k TJ2020: 678.7k TJ2021: 720.2k TJ2022: 725.4k TJ2023: 741.1k TJ2024: 750.7k TJ

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 24th of 35 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 21 Italy 259,532 TJ compare
  2. 22 Poland 255,673 TJ compare
  3. 23 Mexico 243,307 TJ compare
  4. 24 Mozambique 227,332 TJ compare
  5. 25 Zimbabwe 222,403 TJ compare
  6. 26 Viet Nam 182,563 TJ compare
  7. 27 Sudan (former) 174,299 TJ compare

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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 24th out of 35 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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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.