Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Central America
Central America: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 831,354 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Central America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Central America recorded 831,354 TJ for solid biofuels — energy consumption in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Central America peaked at 831,354 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 625,589 TJ, in 1992.
That places Central America 24th out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 655,137 TJ | 625,589 TJ | 694,327 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 675,604 TJ | 632,058 TJ | 701,986 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 715,936 TJ | 670,705 TJ | 799,145 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 797,850 TJ | 752,248 TJ | 831,354 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 21 Mexico 307,308 TJ compare
- 22 Sudan (former) 295,784 TJ compare
- 23 Philippines 293,472 TJ compare
- 24 Canada 291,211 TJ compare
- 25 Thailand 288,755 TJ compare
- 26 Viet Nam 285,866 TJ compare
- 27 Mozambique 281,699 TJ compare
More environment data for Central America
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 754.93 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 2.39 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 4.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 247,937 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 245,161 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 116,397 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 116,316 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 47.44 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 22.26 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 25,888 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy consumption in Central America?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Central America was 831,354 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 831,354 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 625,589 TJ in 1992.
- How does Central America rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Central America ranks 24th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid 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.