Solid biofuels — Energy production in Central America
Central America: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 1.02 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Central America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, solid biofuels — energy production in Central America stood at 1.02 million TJ. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Central America peaked at 1.02 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 662,838 TJ, in 1990.
Central America ranks 25th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 714,644 TJ | 662,838 TJ | 760,376 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 778,949 TJ | 730,077 TJ | 827,476 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 871,243 TJ | 791,324 TJ | 986,523 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 993,230 TJ | 956,827 TJ | 1.02 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 22 Viet Nam 395,778 TJ compare
- 23 Philippines 377,333 TJ compare
- 24 Chile 373,418 TJ compare
- 25 Côte d'Ivoire 372,024 TJ compare
- 26 Mozambique 369,160 TJ compare
- 27 Zimbabwe 358,905 TJ compare
- 28 Zambia 356,466 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 production in Central America?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Central America was 1.02 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 662,838 TJ in 1990.
- How does Central America rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Central America ranks 25th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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 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.