Africa vs OECD: Animal waste — Energy production
Africa
245,064 TJ
in 2024
OECD
16,353 TJ
in 2024
Africa rank
6th
OECD rank
4th
Animal waste — Energy production over time
- Africa
- OECD
How they compare
Africa currently reports 245,064 TJ against 16,353 TJ in OECD, a difference of 228,711 TJ.
That makes Africa's figure about 15.0 times OECD's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 6th and OECD ranks 4th of 22 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 123,976 TJ | 5,560 TJ | 118,416 TJ | Africa |
| 2010s | 163,145 TJ | 16,508 TJ | 146,638 TJ | Africa |
| 2020s | 223,740 TJ | 17,227 TJ | 206,514 TJ | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher animal waste — energy production, Africa or OECD?
- Africa, at 245,064 TJ against 16,353 TJ in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in animal waste — energy production between Africa and OECD?
- 228,711 TJ, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and OECD?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Africa and OECD rank globally for animal waste — energy production?
- Africa ranks 6th and OECD ranks 4th of 22 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Animal waste — Energy production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.