Americas vs Japan: Black liquor — Energy consumption

Americas
1.23 million TJ
in 2024
Japan
91,872 TJ
in 2024
Americas rank
3rd
Japan rank
5th

Black liquor — Energy consumption over time

  • Americas
  • Japan
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How they compare

Americas currently reports 1.23 million TJ against 91,872 TJ in Japan, a difference of 1.14 million TJ.

That makes Americas's figure about 13.4 times Japan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 25 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 674,385 TJ 88,419 TJ 585,967 TJ Americas
2000s 677,534 TJ 98,333 TJ 579,201 TJ Americas
2010s 786,140 TJ 100,161 TJ 685,979 TJ Americas
2020s 906,655 TJ 91,285 TJ 815,371 TJ Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher black liquor — energy consumption, Americas or Japan?
Americas, at 1.23 million TJ against 91,872 TJ in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in black liquor — energy consumption between Americas and Japan?
1.14 million TJ, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Japan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Americas and Japan rank globally for black liquor — energy consumption?
Americas ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 25 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Black liquor — Energy consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Black liquor — Energy consumption
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
54 places, 1,515 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.