Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Americas
Americas: Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption was 120,072 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Americas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Americas is 120,072 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 71.4% on the previous year and down 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Americas peaked at 537,920 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 120,072 TJ, in 2024.
Americas ranks 15th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Americas, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 199,123 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 187,793 TJ | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 192,045 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 201,813 TJ | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 195,835 TJ | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 204,737 TJ | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 210,953 TJ | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 227,428 TJ | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 232,892 TJ | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 241,975 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 237,060 TJ | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 229,939 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 313,402 TJ | +36.3% |
| 2003 | 341,224 TJ | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 302,274 TJ | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 330,661 TJ | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 354,669 TJ | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 372,300 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 362,365 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 366,793 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 373,960 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 417,147 TJ | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 413,805 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 434,005 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 387,755 TJ | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 394,427 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 407,984 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 449,690 TJ | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 392,608 TJ | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 394,125 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 385,861 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 537,920 TJ | +39.4% |
| 2022 | 426,126 TJ | -20.8% |
| 2023 | 419,319 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 120,072 TJ | -71.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Americas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -71.4% | 419,319 TJ | 120,072 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 209,459 TJ | 187,793 TJ | 241,975 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 321,069 TJ | 229,939 TJ | 372,300 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 406,551 TJ | 373,960 TJ | 449,690 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 377,860 TJ | 120,072 TJ | 537,920 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,518 TJ compare
- 12 Uganda 117,109 TJ compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,025 TJ compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 92,996 TJ compare
- 14 Thailand 81,688 TJ compare
- 14 Micronesia 711 TJ compare
- 15 Brazil 59,061 TJ compare
- 15 Polynesia 334.6 TJ compare
- 16 Zambia 54,347 TJ compare
- 17 Sudan (former) 46,833 TJ compare
- 18 Philippines 32,909 TJ compare
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 other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Americas?
- Other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Americas was 120,072 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 537,920 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 120,072 TJ in 2024.
- How does Americas rank for other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption?
- Americas ranks 15th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.