Solid biofuels — Energy production in Americas

Americas: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 8.64 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8.64 million TJ
Change on year
up 7.2%
Rank
9th
of 35 groups
All-time high
8.64 million TJ
in 2024
All-time low
6.31 million TJ
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Solid biofuels — Energy production in Americas, 1990–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1990200720241990: 6.4M TJ1991: 6.5M TJ1992: 6.9M TJ1993: 6.4M TJ1994: 6.7M TJ1995: 6.8M TJ1996: 7.0M TJ1997: 6.9M TJ1998: 6.7M TJ1999: 6.6M TJ2000: 6.6M TJ2001: 6.3M TJ2002: 6.4M TJ2003: 6.8M TJ2004: 7.1M TJ2005: 7.3M TJ2006: 7.4M TJ2007: 7.6M TJ2008: 7.1M TJ2009: 6.8M TJ2010: 7.2M TJ2011: 7.3M TJ2012: 7.4M TJ2013: 7.8M TJ2014: 7.7M TJ2015: 7.6M TJ2016: 7.6M TJ2017: 7.8M TJ2018: 8.2M TJ2019: 7.9M TJ2020: 7.8M TJ2021: 7.9M TJ2022: 7.7M TJ2023: 8.1M TJ2024: 8.6M TJ

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for solid biofuels — energy production in Americas is 8.64 million TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Americas peaked at 8.64 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.31 million TJ, in 2001.

Americas ranks 9th of 35 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.69 million TJ 6.36 million TJ 6.97 million TJ 10
2000s 6.94 million TJ 6.31 million TJ 7.61 million TJ 10
2010s 7.65 million TJ 7.22 million TJ 8.20 million TJ 10
2020s 8.03 million TJ 7.73 million TJ 8.64 million TJ 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 6 Ethiopia 1.80 million TJ compare
  2. 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.40 million TJ compare
  3. 8 Nigeria 1.37 million TJ compare
  4. 9 Uganda 896,898 TJ compare
  5. 10 Indonesia 874,002 TJ compare
  6. 11 United Republic of Tanzania 854,208 TJ compare
  7. 12 Kenya 775,078 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid biofuels — energy production in Americas?
Solid biofuels — energy production in Americas was 8.64 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 8.64 million TJ in 2024.
What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 6.31 million TJ in 2001.
How does Americas rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
Americas ranks 9th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 Solid biofuels — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Solid biofuels — Energy production
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
244 places, 8,188 data points, 1990–2024
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