Solid biofuels — Energy production in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 65,017 TJ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Nicaragua, 1990–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2022, solid biofuels — energy production in Nicaragua stood at 65,017 TJ. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Nicaragua peaked at 65,017 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 44,094 TJ, in 1990.
That places Nicaragua 78th out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44,094 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 46,008 TJ | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 44,583 TJ | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 44,830 TJ | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 45,222 TJ | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 46,589 TJ | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 48,343 TJ | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 51,956 TJ | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 51,405 TJ | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 49,313 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 50,827 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 46,695 TJ | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 46,149 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 45,883 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 49,676 TJ | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 49,669 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 52,080 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 54,901 TJ | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 54,306 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 53,658 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 55,907 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 55,103 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 58,042 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 59,256 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 60,922 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 59,771 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 60,972 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 63,233 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 63,577 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 64,301 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 62,530 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 63,585 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 65,017 TJ | +2.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 65,017 TJ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65,625 TJ, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 65,017 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,888 TJ, 6.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47,234 TJ | 44,094 TJ | 51,956 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,384 TJ | 45,883 TJ | 54,901 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,108 TJ | 55,103 TJ | 64,301 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,711 TJ | 62,530 TJ | 65,017 TJ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More environment data for Nicaragua
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.04 % 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 -0.0474 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy production in Nicaragua?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Nicaragua was 65,017 TJ in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 65,017 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,094 TJ in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Nicaragua ranks 78th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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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.