Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 494.8 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Saint Lucia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 494.8 TJ for solid biofuels — energy consumption in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Saint Lucia peaked at 1,220 TJ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 494.8 TJ, in 2024.
Saint Lucia ranks 156th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,220 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 1,202 TJ | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 1,185 TJ | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1,167 TJ | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 1,150 TJ | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1,133 TJ | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 1,116 TJ | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 1,100 TJ | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1,083 TJ | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1,067 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1,052 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1,017 TJ | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 979.39 TJ | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 941.99 TJ | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 905.67 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 870.61 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 836.85 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 804.18 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 772.32 TJ | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 740.99 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 710.03 TJ | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 685.09 TJ | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 664.49 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 644.32 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 623.91 TJ | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 603.76 TJ | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 583.98 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 564.45 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 545.07 TJ | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 521.71 TJ | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 516.02 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 509.36 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 503.29 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 499.04 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 494.8 TJ | -0.9% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 494.8 TJ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,461 TJ, 7% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 494.8 TJ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,491 TJ, 14% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,142 TJ | 1,067 TJ | 1,220 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 892.1 TJ | 740.99 TJ | 1,052 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 614.68 TJ | 521.71 TJ | 710.03 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 504.5 TJ | 494.8 TJ | 516.02 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More environment data for Saint Lucia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy consumption in Saint Lucia?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Saint Lucia was 494.8 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,220 TJ in 1990.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 494.8 TJ in 2024.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Saint Lucia ranks 156th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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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.