Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in Northern America
Northern America: Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption was 1.85 million TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in Northern America, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 1.85 million TJ for liquid biofuels — energy consumption in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid biofuels — energy consumption in Northern America peaked at 1.85 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79,703 TJ, in 1996.
That places Northern America 5th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in Northern America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 92,514 TJ | — |
| 1994 | 103,582 TJ | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 111,113 TJ | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 79,703 TJ | -28.3% |
| 1997 | 100,929 TJ | +26.6% |
| 1998 | 116,017 TJ | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 121,082 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 139,195 TJ | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 146,243 TJ | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 174,067 TJ | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 241,211 TJ | +38.6% |
| 2004 | 306,731 TJ | +27.2% |
| 2005 | 357,084 TJ | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 489,361 TJ | +37.0% |
| 2007 | 631,567 TJ | +29.1% |
| 2008 | 853,337 TJ | +35.1% |
| 2009 | 966,575 TJ | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 1.03 million TJ | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.19 million TJ | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 1.21 million TJ | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.32 million TJ | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 1.33 million TJ | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.38 million TJ | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.49 million TJ | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 1.50 million TJ | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.48 million TJ | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.48 million TJ | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.33 million TJ | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 1.48 million TJ | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 1.56 million TJ | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 1.85 million TJ | +18.1% |
| 2024 | 1.85 million TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103,563 TJ | 79,703 TJ | 121,082 TJ | 7 |
| 2000s | 430,537 TJ | 139,195 TJ | 966,575 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 million TJ | 1.03 million TJ | 1.50 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 million TJ | 1.33 million TJ | 1.85 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 2 Brazil 1.06 million TJ compare
- 2 Türkiye 5,722 TJ compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,793 TJ compare
- 3 China 412,584 TJ compare
- 4 China, mainland 412,582 TJ compare
- 5 Indonesia 402,350 TJ compare
- 5 Viet Nam 830.8 TJ compare
- 6 France 142,364 TJ compare
- 7 India 136,354 TJ compare
- 8 Canada 116,607 TJ compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 11.27 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid biofuels — energy consumption in Northern America?
- Liquid biofuels — energy consumption in Northern America was 1.85 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest liquid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 million TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest liquid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,703 TJ in 1996.
- How does Northern America rank for liquid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Northern America ranks 5th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is liquid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America 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.
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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.