Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Guyana
Guyana: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 717.85 TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 717.85 TJ for fuelwood — energy consumption in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Guyana peaked at 8,902 TJ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 717.85 TJ, in 2024.
That places Guyana 140th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Guyana, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,902 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 2,310 TJ | -74.1% |
| 1992 | 2,287 TJ | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 2,266 TJ | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 2,246 TJ | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 2,226 TJ | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 2,206 TJ | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 2,186 TJ | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 2,166 TJ | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 2,147 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 2,128 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 2,064 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1,996 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1,947 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1,893 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1,840 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1,789 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1,739 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 1,691 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1,586 TJ | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 1,535 TJ | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1,489 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 1,352 TJ | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 1,214 TJ | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 1,175 TJ | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 1,135 TJ | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 987.18 TJ | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 975.58 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 991.76 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1,016 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 844.08 TJ | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 848.13 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 771.47 TJ | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 787.3 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 717.85 TJ | -8.8% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 717.85 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,326 TJ, 11% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 717.85 TJ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 741.27 TJ, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Guyana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -74.1% | 8,902 TJ | 2,310 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,894 TJ | 2,147 TJ | 8,902 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,867 TJ | 1,586 TJ | 2,128 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,187 TJ | 975.58 TJ | 1,535 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 793.77 TJ | 717.85 TJ | 848.13 TJ | 5 |
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More environment data for Guyana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.55 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.299 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.69 % 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 12.75 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Guyana?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Guyana was 717.85 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 8,902 TJ in 1990.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 717.85 TJ in 2024.
- How does Guyana rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Guyana ranks 140th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana 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.