Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in Americas
Americas: Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of was 0.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in Americas, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Americas recorded 0.8% for fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in 2024.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in Americas peaked at 1.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.
Americas ranks 22nd of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.0% | — |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +28.4% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -18.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -25.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -30.6% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +96.6% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +36.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -42.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 19 Trinidad and Tobago 3.0% compare
- 20 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.0% compare
- 21 Qatar 2.9% compare
- 22 Bahrain 2.7% compare
- 23 Indonesia 2.7% compare
- 24 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.6% compare
- 25 Brunei Darussalam 2.5% compare
- 25 Brunei Darussalam 2.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Americas
- Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt 960,213 (2023)
- Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours 0 (2023)
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 3.46 (2023)
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption 19.0% (2023)
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 861.67 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 58.39 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 55.67 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in Americas?
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of in Americas was 0.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- How does Americas rank for fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of?
- Americas ranks 22nd out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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