Solid biofuels — Energy production in Americas
Americas: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 8.64 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Americas, 1990–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Americas
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 12.55 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 27.37 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 9.07 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 13.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 34.89 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 19.01 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 41.48 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 15.65 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 25.42 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 13.51 g/Int$ (2024)
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
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.