Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Northern America

Northern America: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 2.28 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.28 million TJ
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
18th
of 35 groups
All-time high
2.33 million TJ
in 2019
All-time low
1.33 million TJ
in 1993
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Northern America, 1990–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1990200720241990: 1.3M TJ1991: 1.5M TJ1992: 1.7M TJ1993: 1.3M TJ1994: 1.4M TJ1995: 1.6M TJ1996: 1.5M TJ1997: 1.4M TJ1998: 1.6M TJ1999: 2.2M TJ2000: 2.2M TJ2001: 1.9M TJ2002: 1.7M TJ2003: 1.9M TJ2004: 2.1M TJ2005: 2.2M TJ2006: 2.2M TJ2007: 2.2M TJ2008: 2.1M TJ2009: 1.9M TJ2010: 2.1M TJ2011: 2.1M TJ2012: 2.0M TJ2013: 2.2M TJ2014: 2.2M TJ2015: 2.1M TJ2016: 2.0M TJ2017: 2.0M TJ2018: 2.3M TJ2019: 2.3M TJ2020: 2.1M TJ2021: 2.2M TJ2022: 2.2M TJ2023: 2.3M TJ2024: 2.3M TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

The most recent figure for solid biofuels — energy consumption in Northern America is 2.28 million TJ, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Northern America peaked at 2.33 million TJ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.33 million TJ, in 1993.

Northern America ranks 18th of 35 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.56 million TJ 1.33 million TJ 2.23 million TJ 10
2000s 2.03 million TJ 1.70 million TJ 2.22 million TJ 10
2010s 2.12 million TJ 1.97 million TJ 2.33 million TJ 10
2020s 2.21 million TJ 2.14 million TJ 2.28 million TJ 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 15 Germany 405,130 TJ compare
  2. 16 Guatemala 381,078 TJ compare
  3. 17 Zimbabwe 351,406 TJ compare
  4. 18 Nepal 344,198 TJ compare
  5. 19 France 341,173 TJ compare
  6. 20 Myanmar 331,188 TJ compare
  7. 21 Mexico 307,308 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid biofuels — energy consumption in Northern America?
Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Northern America was 2.28 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 2.33 million TJ in 2019.
What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million TJ in 1993.
How does Northern America rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
Northern America ranks 18th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern 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

Indicator
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
261 places, 8,593 data points, 1990–2024
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