Liquid biofuels — Energy production in Americas
Americas: Liquid biofuels — Energy production was 3.25 million TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Liquid biofuels — Energy production in Americas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, liquid biofuels — energy production in Americas stood at 3.25 million TJ. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid biofuels — energy production in Americas peaked at 3.25 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 231,726 TJ, in 1990.
Americas ranks 2nd of 27 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 331,802 TJ | 231,726 TJ | 415,159 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 792,495 TJ | 329,311 TJ | 1.62 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.21 million TJ | 1.87 million TJ | 2.60 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.78 million TJ | 2.39 million TJ | 3.25 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More environment data for Americas
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 13.51 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 9.07 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 13.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 34.89 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 12.55 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 15.65 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 14.92 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 41.48 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 27.37 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 19.01 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid biofuels — energy production in Americas?
- Liquid biofuels — energy production in Americas was 3.25 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest liquid biofuels — energy production recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 3.25 million TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest liquid biofuels — energy production recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 231,726 TJ in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for liquid biofuels — energy production?
- Americas ranks 2nd out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is liquid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. 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 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.