Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Guatemala
Guatemala: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 381,078 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 381,078 TJ for fuelwood — energy consumption in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Guatemala peaked at 381,078 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 99,087 TJ, in 1992.
Guatemala ranks 9th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99,298 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 99,224 TJ | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 99,087 TJ | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 109,593 TJ | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 112,689 TJ | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 113,950 TJ | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 118,015 TJ | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 121,160 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 123,819 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 126,824 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 134,656 TJ | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 134,691 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 147,212 TJ | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 153,407 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 160,131 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 166,715 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 167,395 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 173,352 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 177,834 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 182,316 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 186,798 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 192,277 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 196,735 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 202,096 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 202,464 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 206,262 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 219,824 TJ | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 319,934 TJ | +45.5% |
| 2018 | 327,181 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 333,284 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 343,334 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 359,102 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 369,927 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 381,078 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 381,078 TJ | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 381,078 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,849 TJ, 65.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 381,078 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 741.27 TJ, 514.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +45.5% | 219,824 TJ | 319,934 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 112,366 TJ | 99,087 TJ | 126,824 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 159,771 TJ | 134,656 TJ | 182,316 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 238,686 TJ | 186,798 TJ | 333,284 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 366,904 TJ | 343,334 TJ | 381,078 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 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 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
- 12 Kenya 333,191 TJ compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 17,013 TJ compare
More environment data for Guatemala
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.273 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Guatemala?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Guatemala was 381,078 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 381,078 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 99,087 TJ in 1992.
- How does Guatemala rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Guatemala ranks 9th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.