Liquid biofuels — Energy production in South America
South America: Liquid biofuels — Energy production was 1.26 million TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Liquid biofuels — Energy production in South America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid biofuels — energy production in South America is 1.26 million TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid biofuels — energy production in South America peaked at 1.26 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 202,602 TJ, in 2000.
That places South America 1st out of 22 regions 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 257,923 TJ | 227,237 TJ | 311,362 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 371,708 TJ | 202,602 TJ | 645,684 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 844,428 TJ | 687,533 TJ | 1.07 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 million TJ | 1.00 million TJ | 1.26 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 1 OECD 2.68 million TJ compare
- 2 Brazil 1.11 million TJ compare
- 3 China (People's Republic of) 412,585 TJ compare
- 4 China, mainland 412,582 TJ compare
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 liquid biofuels — energy production in South America?
- Liquid biofuels — energy production in South America was 1.26 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest liquid biofuels — energy production recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 million TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest liquid biofuels — energy production recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 202,602 TJ in 2000.
- How does South America rank for liquid biofuels — energy production?
- South America ranks 1st out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
- Is liquid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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.