Total Bioenergy — Energy production in Central America
Central America: Total Bioenergy — Energy production was 1.02 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Bioenergy — Energy production in Central America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, total bioenergy — energy production in Central America stood at 1.02 million TJ. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy production in Central America peaked at 1.02 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 663,400 TJ, in 1990.
That places Central America 26th out of 35 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 714,870 TJ | 663,400 TJ | 760,828 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 779,917 TJ | 730,609 TJ | 829,180 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 874,442 TJ | 793,118 TJ | 989,948 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 996,673 TJ | 961,279 TJ | 1.02 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 23 Poland 414,901 TJ compare
- 24 Philippines 399,720 TJ compare
- 25 Viet Nam 396,636 TJ compare
- 26 Chile 377,790 TJ compare
- 27 Finland 376,309 TJ compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 372,024 TJ compare
- 29 Mozambique 369,160 TJ compare
More environment data for Central America
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 754.93 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 2.39 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 4.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 247,937 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 245,161 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 116,397 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 116,316 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 47.44 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 22.26 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 25,888 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total bioenergy — energy production in Central America?
- Total bioenergy — energy production in Central America was 1.02 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy production recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy production recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 663,400 TJ in 1990.
- How does Central America rank for total bioenergy — energy production?
- Central America ranks 26th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — energy production rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Bioenergy — 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.