Solid biofuels — Energy production in Guatemala
Guatemala: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 471,349 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala is 471,349 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Guatemala peaked at 471,349 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 125,420 TJ, in 1990.
That places Guatemala 16th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 125,420 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 132,299 TJ | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 138,311 TJ | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 143,282 TJ | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 144,076 TJ | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 151,159 TJ | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 154,122 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 159,079 TJ | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 169,090 TJ | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 172,219 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 177,557 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 177,243 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 195,282 TJ | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 198,736 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 212,803 TJ | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 217,451 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 190,509 TJ | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 202,810 TJ | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 203,229 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 232,604 TJ | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 233,395 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 264,466 TJ | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 251,259 TJ | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 254,448 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 262,639 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 266,243 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 309,086 TJ | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 379,347 TJ | +22.7% |
| 2018 | 383,350 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 392,171 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 402,647 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 447,232 TJ | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 445,574 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 471,349 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 471,349 TJ | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 471,349 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,819 TJ, 53.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 471,349 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,888 TJ, 43.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 148,906 TJ | 125,420 TJ | 172,219 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 200,822 TJ | 177,243 TJ | 232,604 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 299,640 TJ | 233,395 TJ | 392,171 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 447,630 TJ | 402,647 TJ | 471,349 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 13 Bangladesh 617,479 TJ compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 47,158 TJ compare
- 14 Germany 526,553 TJ compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 22,442 TJ compare
- 15 Sudan (former) 486,645 TJ compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18,380 TJ compare
- 16 Polynesia 1,175 TJ compare
- 17 France 441,588 TJ compare
- 17 Micronesia 809.8 TJ compare
- 18 Canada 425,352 TJ compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 603.27 TJ compare
- 19 Sweden 407,315 TJ compare
- 19 Syrian Arab Republic 344.16 TJ compare
More environment data for Guatemala
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.273 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.11 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy production in Guatemala?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Guatemala was 471,349 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 471,349 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 125,420 TJ in 1990.
- How does Guatemala rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Guatemala ranks 16th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.