Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Guatemala
Guatemala: Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption was 381,078 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, total bioenergy — energy consumption in Guatemala stood at 381,078 TJ. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 86.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy consumption in Guatemala peaked at 381,078 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 123,318 TJ, in 1990.
Guatemala ranks 17th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 123,318 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 125,777 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 128,837 TJ | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 142,987 TJ | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 143,749 TJ | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 150,862 TJ | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 151,669 TJ | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 156,628 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 166,639 TJ | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 169,797 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 162,563 TJ | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 161,810 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 181,922 TJ | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 185,159 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 199,020 TJ | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 195,316 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 169,724 TJ | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 174,414 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 180,237 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 210,966 TJ | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 194,016 TJ | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 235,496 TJ | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 198,741 TJ | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 204,131 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 204,559 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 207,944 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 221,535 TJ | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 321,733 TJ | +45.2% |
| 2018 | 329,077 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 335,278 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 345,399 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 359,102 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 369,927 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 381,078 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 381,078 TJ | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 381,078 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,761 TJ, 49.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 381,078 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,491 TJ, 109.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +45.2% | 221,535 TJ | 321,733 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 146,026 TJ | 123,318 TJ | 169,797 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 182,113 TJ | 161,810 TJ | 210,966 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 245,251 TJ | 194,016 TJ | 335,278 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 367,317 TJ | 345,399 TJ | 381,078 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 14 Kenya 450,540 TJ compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 20,906 TJ compare
- 15 Canada 408,463 TJ compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17,933 TJ compare
- 16 Thailand 394,057 TJ compare
- 16 Polynesia 1,139 TJ compare
- 17 Micronesia 817.01 TJ compare
- 18 Nepal 355,044 TJ compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 603.27 TJ compare
- 19 Syrian Arab Republic 186.21 TJ compare
- 19 Zimbabwe 353,510 TJ compare
- 20 Italy 339,165 TJ compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 15.5 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 total bioenergy — energy consumption in Guatemala?
- Total bioenergy — energy consumption in Guatemala was 381,078 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 381,078 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 123,318 TJ in 1990.
- How does Guatemala rank for total bioenergy — energy consumption?
- Guatemala ranks 17th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — energy consumption rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.3%. 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 Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption. 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.