Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 45,842 TJ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Nicaragua, 1990–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy consumption in Nicaragua is 45,842 TJ, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Nicaragua peaked at 45,842 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34,826 TJ, in 1990.
Nicaragua ranks 67th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34,826 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 36,081 TJ | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 35,857 TJ | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 36,460 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 36,585 TJ | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 36,817 TJ | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 37,363 TJ | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 37,505 TJ | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 37,767 TJ | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 38,011 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 38,626 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 38,750 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 39,516 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 38,841 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 39,385 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 39,288 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 42,329 TJ | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 42,522 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 42,617 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 42,349 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 42,630 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 43,501 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 43,488 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 43,501 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 43,724 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 43,685 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 44,071 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 44,213 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 44,878 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 45,042 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 45,397 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 45,293 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 45,842 TJ | +1.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 45,842 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45,842 TJ, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 45,842 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 741.27 TJ, 61.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,727 TJ | 34,826 TJ | 38,011 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,422 TJ | 38,626 TJ | 42,617 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,873 TJ | 42,630 TJ | 45,042 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,511 TJ | 45,293 TJ | 45,842 TJ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More environment data for Nicaragua
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.04 % 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 -0.0474 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Nicaragua?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Nicaragua was 45,842 TJ in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 45,842 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,826 TJ in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Nicaragua ranks 67th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.