Americas vs OECD: Black liquor — Energy consumption

Americas
1.23 million TJ
in 2024
OECD
1.42 million TJ
in 2024
Americas rank
3rd
OECD rank
1st

Black liquor — Energy consumption over time

  • Americas
  • OECD
0500.0k1.0M1.5M199020072024

How they compare

OECD currently reports 1.42 million TJ against 1.23 million TJ in Americas, a difference of 189,350 TJ.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.2 times Americas's.

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

Americas ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 25 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 674,385 TJ 1.10 million TJ 421,100 TJ OECD
2000s 677,534 TJ 1.14 million TJ 467,383 TJ OECD
2010s 786,140 TJ 1.34 million TJ 557,193 TJ OECD
2020s 906,655 TJ 1.42 million TJ 513,149 TJ OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher black liquor — energy consumption, Americas or OECD?
OECD, at 1.42 million TJ against 1.23 million TJ in Americas as of 2024.
What is the difference in black liquor — energy consumption between Americas and OECD?
189,350 TJ, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and OECD?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Americas and OECD rank globally for black liquor — energy consumption?
Americas ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st 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.