Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Americas

Americas: Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption was 9.05 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.05 million TJ
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
8th
of 35 groups
All-time high
9.05 million TJ
in 2024
All-time low
4.29 million TJ
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Americas, 1990–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M1990200720241990: 4.3M TJ1991: 4.4M TJ1992: 4.7M TJ1993: 4.3M TJ1994: 4.4M TJ1995: 4.7M TJ1996: 4.6M TJ1997: 4.5M TJ1998: 4.7M TJ1999: 5.5M TJ2000: 5.5M TJ2001: 5.2M TJ2002: 5.2M TJ2003: 5.6M TJ2004: 5.9M TJ2005: 6.2M TJ2006: 6.4M TJ2007: 6.7M TJ2008: 7.0M TJ2009: 6.9M TJ2010: 7.2M TJ2011: 7.3M TJ2012: 7.2M TJ2013: 7.7M TJ2014: 7.7M TJ2015: 7.7M TJ2016: 7.6M TJ2017: 7.9M TJ2018: 8.1M TJ2019: 8.3M TJ2020: 8.0M TJ2021: 8.3M TJ2022: 8.2M TJ2023: 8.9M TJ2024: 9.1M TJ

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for total bioenergy — energy consumption in Americas is 9.05 million TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy consumption in Americas peaked at 9.05 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.29 million TJ, in 1990.

Americas ranks 8th 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 4.61 million TJ 4.29 million TJ 5.51 million TJ 10
2000s 6.06 million TJ 5.18 million TJ 6.97 million TJ 10
2010s 7.67 million TJ 7.16 million TJ 8.29 million TJ 10
2020s 8.47 million TJ 7.96 million TJ 9.05 million TJ 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 5 Brazil 3.14 million TJ compare
  2. 6 Ethiopia 1.43 million TJ compare
  3. 7 Nigeria 1.23 million TJ compare
  4. 8 Indonesia 1.20 million TJ compare
  5. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.01 million TJ compare
  6. 10 United Republic of Tanzania 740,648 TJ compare
  7. 11 Pakistan 656,550 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 262 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total bioenergy — energy consumption in Americas?
Total bioenergy — energy consumption in Americas was 9.05 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 9.05 million TJ in 2024.
What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 4.29 million TJ in 1990.
How does Americas rank for total bioenergy — energy consumption?
Americas ranks 8th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
Is total bioenergy — energy consumption rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
262 places, 8,611 data points, 1990–2024
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