Total Bioenergy — Energy production in Guatemala
Guatemala: Total Bioenergy — Energy production was 471,706 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Bioenergy — Energy production in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, total bioenergy — energy production in Guatemala stood at 471,706 TJ. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy production in Guatemala peaked at 471,706 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 125,420 TJ, in 1990.
Guatemala ranks 18th of 197 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 production in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 125,420 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 132,299 TJ | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 138,311 TJ | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 143,282 TJ | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 144,076 TJ | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 151,159 TJ | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 154,122 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 159,079 TJ | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 169,090 TJ | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 172,219 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 177,557 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 177,243 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 195,282 TJ | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 198,736 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 212,803 TJ | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 217,451 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 190,509 TJ | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 202,810 TJ | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 203,229 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 232,604 TJ | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 233,395 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 264,466 TJ | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 251,259 TJ | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 254,514 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 262,764 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 266,441 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 309,273 TJ | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 379,655 TJ | +22.8% |
| 2018 | 383,779 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 392,479 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 402,928 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 447,704 TJ | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 445,864 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 471,706 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 471,706 TJ | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 471,706 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,925 TJ, 52.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 471,706 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9,906 TJ, 47.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 148,906 TJ | 125,420 TJ | 172,219 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 200,822 TJ | 177,243 TJ | 232,604 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 299,802 TJ | 233,395 TJ | 392,479 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 447,982 TJ | 402,928 TJ | 471,706 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 15 France 595,176 TJ compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18,380 TJ compare
- 16 Canada 531,325 TJ compare
- 16 Polynesia 1,175 TJ compare
- 17 Sudan (former) 486,645 TJ compare
- 17 Micronesia 809.8 TJ compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 603.27 TJ compare
- 19 Sweden 440,271 TJ compare
- 19 Syrian Arab Republic 344.16 TJ compare
- 20 Italy 426,917 TJ compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 25.72 TJ compare
- 21 Poland 414,901 TJ compare
- 21 Wallis and Futuna Islands 8.07 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 production in Guatemala?
- Total bioenergy — energy production in Guatemala was 471,706 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy production recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 471,706 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy production recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 125,420 TJ in 1990.
- How does Guatemala rank for total bioenergy — energy production?
- Guatemala ranks 18th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — energy production rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.5%. 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 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.