Energy consumption per capita — all countries

Energy consumption per capita — Central America

Energy consumption per capita in Central America in 2024 — 49.7 MMBtu. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 8.1%.

2024 49.7 MMBtu −0.64% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 54.5 MMBtu2007
Period minimum 44.5 MMBtu1990

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million Btu per capita

Energy consumption per capita — Central America, 1980–202442.54547.55052.55519801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 46 MMBtu1981: 48.4 MMBtu1982: 49.9 MMBtu1983: 46.4 MMBtu1984: 45.3 MMBtu1985: 46.5 MMBtu1986: 45.2 MMBtu1987: 45.3 MMBtu1988: 45 MMBtu1989: 46.3 MMBtu1990: 44.5 MMBtu1991: 46.6 MMBtu1992: 46.1 MMBtu1993: 47.7 MMBtu1994: 50.3 MMBtu1995: 47.9 MMBtu1996: 47.7 MMBtu1997: 48.1 MMBtu1998: 51 MMBtu1999: 49.3 MMBtu2000: 51 MMBtu2001: 50.4 MMBtu2002: 49.7 MMBtu2003: 50.9 MMBtu2004: 51.8 MMBtu2005: 52.5 MMBtu2006: 54.1 MMBtu2007: 54.5 MMBtu2008: 54 MMBtu2009: 53.2 MMBtu2010: 52.5 MMBtu2011: 53 MMBtu2012: 52.2 MMBtu2013: 52.1 MMBtu2014: 50.5 MMBtu2015: 51.4 MMBtu2016: 51.7 MMBtu2017: 51.7 MMBtu2018: 51.3 MMBtu2019: 51.8 MMBtu2020: 46.5 MMBtu2021: 47.7 MMBtu2022: 49.5 MMBtu2023: 50 MMBtu2024: 49.7 MMBtu
Change over the period: +3.7 (+8.1%) Average annual rate: 0.18 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America

Central America 49.7 MMBtu
World computed 73.8 MMBtu
Energy consumption per capita — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year MMBtu Change Change, %
2024 49.7 −0.3 −0.64%
2023 50 +0.5 +0.94%
2022 49.5 +1.8 +3.75%
2021 47.7 +1.2 +2.6%
2020 46.5 −5.2 −10.12%
2019 51.8 +0.5 +0.97%
2018 51.3 −0.4 −0.74%
2017 51.7 +0 +0.01%
2016 51.7 +0.2 +0.47%
2015 51.4 +0.9 +1.86%
2014 50.5 −1.6 −3.16%
2013 52.1 −0.1 −0.12%
2012 52.2 −0.8 −1.55%
2011 53 +0.5 +1.03%
2010 52.5 −0.7 −1.41%
2009 53.2 −0.7 −1.36%
2008 54 −0.5 −0.92%
2007 54.5 +0.3 +0.56%
2006 54.1 +1.6 +3.07%
2005 52.5 +0.7 +1.33%
2004 51.8 +0.9 +1.8%
2003 50.9 +1.3 +2.56%
2002 49.7 −0.7 −1.38%
2001 50.4 −0.7 −1.28%
2000 51 +1.7 +3.43%
1999 49.3 −1.6 −3.22%
1998 51 +2.9 +5.98%
1997 48.1 +0.4 +0.84%
1996 47.7 −0.2 −0.5%
1995 47.9 −2.4 −4.69%
1994 50.3 +2.6 +5.45%
1993 47.7 +1.6 +3.38%
1992 46.1 −0.5 −1.03%
1991 46.6 +2.1 +4.66%
1990 44.5 −1.8 −3.83%
1989 46.3 +1.3 +2.82%
1988 45 −0.3 −0.62%
1987 45.3 +0.1 +0.27%
1986 45.2 −1.3 −2.72%
1985 46.5 +1.1 +2.47%
1984 45.3 −1.1 −2.36%
1983 46.4 −3.5 −6.95%
1982 49.9 +1.5 +3.16%
1981 48.4 +2.4 +5.23%
1980 46

About the indicator

Primary energy consumption per resident. The indicator is broader than electricity consumption per capita and therefore gives a fairer answer to the question of the energy standard of living: it includes fuel for transport and heating, and it is those, not electricity, that make up most of the spending in cold and car-dependent countries. The spread between countries is more than a hundredfold, and the top of the list holds not only rich states but also fuel exporters, where energy is cheap, and countries with energy-intensive industry.

Important: It is calculated on a country's entire consumption, including industry and transport, not on households. Not to be confused with electricity consumption per capita: electricity is part of this figure, usually between a fifth and a third of it.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).