Northern America vs OECD: Black liquor — Energy consumption
Northern America
730,165 TJ
in 2024
OECD
1.42 million TJ
in 2024
Northern America rank
4th
OECD rank
1st
Black liquor — Energy consumption over time
- Northern America
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 1.42 million TJ against 730,165 TJ in Northern America, a difference of 692,035 TJ.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.9 times Northern America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 11 groups.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 662,973 TJ | 1.10 million TJ | 432,513 TJ | OECD |
| 2000s | 659,997 TJ | 1.14 million TJ | 484,920 TJ | OECD |
| 2010s | 705,686 TJ | 1.34 million TJ | 637,647 TJ | OECD |
| 2020s | 726,902 TJ | 1.42 million TJ | 692,902 TJ | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher black liquor — energy consumption, Northern America or OECD?
- OECD, at 1.42 million TJ against 730,165 TJ in Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in black liquor — energy consumption between Northern America and OECD?
- 692,035 TJ, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and OECD rank globally for black liquor — energy consumption?
- Northern America ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 11 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
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.