France vs Northern America: Biogases — Energy production
Biogases — Energy production over time
- France
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 240,314 TJ against 87,314 TJ in France, a difference of 153,000 TJ.
That makes Northern America's figure about 2.8 times France's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
France ranks 5th and Northern America ranks 7th of 78 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,447 TJ | 54,544 TJ | 51,098 TJ | Northern America |
| 2000s | 10,173 TJ | 177,647 TJ | 167,474 TJ | Northern America |
| 2010s | 27,892 TJ | 191,950 TJ | 164,058 TJ | Northern America |
| 2020s | 67,325 TJ | 233,665 TJ | 166,340 TJ | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher biogases — energy production, France or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 240,314 TJ against 87,314 TJ in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in biogases — energy production between France and Northern America?
- 153,000 TJ, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Northern America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do France and Northern America rank globally for biogases — energy production?
- France ranks 5th and Northern America ranks 7th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Biogases — 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.