Fuelwood — Energy consumption in South America
South America: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 1.16 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in South America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, fuelwood — energy consumption in South America stood at 1.16 million TJ.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in South America peaked at 1.28 million TJ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 949,449 TJ, in 1997.
South America ranks 21st 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.00 million TJ | 949,449 TJ | 1.07 million TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 million TJ | 1.08 million TJ | 1.17 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million TJ | 1.09 million TJ | 1.28 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 million TJ | 1.13 million TJ | 1.16 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
More environment data for South America
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 18,446 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 62,493 m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -0.9414 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in South America?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in South America was 1.16 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 million TJ in 2013.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 949,449 TJ in 1997.
- How does South America rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- South America ranks 21st out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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
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.