Brazil vs United States of America: Biodiesel — Energy production

Brazil
293,626 TJ
in 2024
United States of America
637,983 TJ
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
United States of America rank
6th

Biodiesel — Energy production over time

  • Brazil
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 637,983 TJ against 293,626 TJ in Brazil, a difference of 344,357 TJ.

That makes United States of America's figure about 2.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was United States of America ahead.

Brazil ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 6th of 51 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 17,536 TJ 41,885 TJ 24,349 TJ United States of America
2010s 120,514 TJ 157,614 TJ 37,100 TJ United States of America
2020s 233,498 TJ 431,315 TJ 197,817 TJ United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher biodiesel — energy production, Brazil or United States of America?
United States of America, at 637,983 TJ against 293,626 TJ in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in biodiesel — energy production between Brazil and United States of America?
344,357 TJ, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?
21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for biodiesel — energy production?
Brazil ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 6th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Biodiesel — Energy production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Biodiesel — Energy production
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
74 places, 1,542 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.