Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Northern America
Northern America: Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption was 4.13 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Northern America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 4.13 million TJ for total bioenergy — energy consumption in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy consumption in Northern America peaked at 4.20 million TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.35 million TJ, in 1990.
That places Northern America 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Northern America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.35 million TJ | — |
| 1991 | 1.48 million TJ | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 1.72 million TJ | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 1.43 million TJ | -17.0% |
| 1994 | 1.47 million TJ | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.69 million TJ | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 1.60 million TJ | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 1.53 million TJ | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 1.69 million TJ | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 2.42 million TJ | +43.0% |
| 2000 | 2.40 million TJ | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 2.09 million TJ | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 1.95 million TJ | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 2.23 million TJ | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 2.44 million TJ | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 2.62 million TJ | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 2.79 million TJ | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 2.90 million TJ | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 3.05 million TJ | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 3.00 million TJ | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.15 million TJ | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 3.29 million TJ | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 3.20 million TJ | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 3.52 million TJ | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 3.59 million TJ | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 3.47 million TJ | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 3.49 million TJ | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.50 million TJ | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.77 million TJ | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 3.85 million TJ | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 3.52 million TJ | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 3.72 million TJ | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 3.82 million TJ | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 4.20 million TJ | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 4.13 million TJ | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.64 million TJ | 1.35 million TJ | 2.42 million TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.55 million TJ | 1.95 million TJ | 3.05 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.48 million TJ | 3.15 million TJ | 3.85 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.88 million TJ | 3.52 million TJ | 4.20 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 8 Indonesia 1.20 million TJ compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 84,776 TJ compare
- 9 Pakistan 656,550 TJ compare
- 9 Türkiye 81,179 TJ compare
- 10 Uganda 643,498 TJ compare
- 10 Melanesia 75,004 TJ compare
- 11 Bangladesh 608,375 TJ compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 51,700 TJ compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 37,366 TJ compare
- 12 France 492,482 TJ compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 34,365 TJ compare
- 13 Germany 489,441 TJ compare
- 14 Kenya 450,540 TJ compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 20,906 TJ compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 11.92 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total bioenergy — energy consumption in Northern America?
- Total bioenergy — energy consumption in Northern America was 4.13 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 4.20 million TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 million TJ in 1990.
- How does Northern America rank for total bioenergy — energy consumption?
- Northern America ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — energy consumption rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.