Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in Americas
Americas: Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption was 3.04 million TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in Americas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, liquid biofuels — energy consumption in Americas stood at 3.04 million TJ. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid biofuels — energy consumption in Americas peaked at 3.04 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 249,440 TJ, in 1990.
That places Americas 2nd out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in Americas, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 249,440 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 259,397 TJ | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 252,510 TJ | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 355,100 TJ | +40.6% |
| 1994 | 382,838 TJ | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 399,716 TJ | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 379,086 TJ | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 388,680 TJ | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 398,044 TJ | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 402,497 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 379,579 TJ | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 370,705 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 423,195 TJ | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 477,905 TJ | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 570,769 TJ | +19.4% |
| 2005 | 644,244 TJ | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 762,426 TJ | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 1.01 million TJ | +32.3% |
| 2008 | 1.36 million TJ | +34.7% |
| 2009 | 1.53 million TJ | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 1.65 million TJ | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 1.79 million TJ | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 1.78 million TJ | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.99 million TJ | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 2.07 million TJ | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.24 million TJ | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 2.28 million TJ | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.32 million TJ | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.42 million TJ | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 2.52 million TJ | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 2.28 million TJ | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 2.48 million TJ | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 2.50 million TJ | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.87 million TJ | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 3.04 million TJ | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 346,731 TJ | 249,440 TJ | 402,497 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 752,650 TJ | 370,705 TJ | 1.53 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 million TJ | 1.65 million TJ | 2.52 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.64 million TJ | 2.28 million TJ | 3.04 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 548.84 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 51.25 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -3.24 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid biofuels — energy consumption in Americas?
- Liquid biofuels — energy consumption in Americas was 3.04 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest liquid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 3.04 million TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest liquid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 249,440 TJ in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for liquid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Americas ranks 2nd out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is liquid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.