European Union (27) vs Japan: Black liquor — Energy consumption

European Union (27)
518,997 TJ
in 2024
Japan
91,872 TJ
in 2024
European Union (27) rank
8th
Japan rank
5th

Black liquor — Energy consumption over time

  • European Union (27)
  • Japan
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k199020072024

How they compare

European Union (27) currently reports 518,997 TJ against 91,872 TJ in Japan, a difference of 427,125 TJ.

That makes European Union (27)'s figure about 5.6 times Japan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, European Union (27) has been ahead every year.

European Union (27) ranks 8th and Japan ranks 5th of 21 groups.

European Union (27) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union (27) Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 327,277 TJ 88,419 TJ 238,858 TJ European Union (27)
2000s 370,833 TJ 98,333 TJ 272,499 TJ European Union (27)
2010s 483,200 TJ 100,161 TJ 383,039 TJ European Union (27)
2020s 528,425 TJ 91,285 TJ 437,141 TJ European Union (27)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher black liquor — energy consumption, European Union (27) or Japan?
European Union (27), at 518,997 TJ against 91,872 TJ in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in black liquor — energy consumption between European Union (27) and Japan?
427,125 TJ, with European Union (27) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27) and Japan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do European Union (27) and Japan rank globally for black liquor — energy consumption?
European Union (27) ranks 8th and Japan ranks 5th of 21 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

European Union (27) vs Japan: Black liquor — Energy consumption. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/black-liquor-energy-consumption/european-union-27/japan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/black-liquor-energy-consumption/european-union-27/japan/">European Union (27) vs Japan: Black liquor — Energy consumption</a> — Statizoid

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.