Fuelwood — Energy production in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Fuelwood — Energy production was 47,487 TJ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy production in Nicaragua, 1990–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2022, fuelwood — energy production in Nicaragua stood at 47,487 TJ. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in Nicaragua peaked at 47,487 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37,393 TJ, in 1990.
That places Nicaragua 87th out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy production in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37,393 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 38,575 TJ | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 38,322 TJ | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 39,076 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 39,306 TJ | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 39,486 TJ | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 39,583 TJ | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 39,836 TJ | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 40,361 TJ | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 40,339 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 40,861 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 40,994 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 41,254 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 39,992 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 40,486 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 40,449 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 43,463 TJ | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 43,681 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 43,827 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 43,497 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 43,790 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 44,690 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 44,732 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 44,694 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 44,937 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 44,899 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 45,297 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 45,435 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 46,147 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 46,373 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 46,737 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 46,720 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 47,487 TJ | +1.6% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 47,487 TJ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56,384 TJ, 84% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 47,487 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,919 TJ, 9.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,228 TJ | 37,393 TJ | 40,361 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,850 TJ | 39,992 TJ | 43,827 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,099 TJ | 43,790 TJ | 46,373 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,981 TJ | 46,720 TJ | 47,487 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 production in Nicaragua?
- Fuelwood — energy production in Nicaragua was 47,487 TJ in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 47,487 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,393 TJ in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for fuelwood — energy production?
- Nicaragua ranks 87th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 production. 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.