Americas vs Japan: Black liquor — Energy production

Americas
1.53 million TJ
in 2024
Japan
124,977 TJ
in 2024
Americas rank
3rd
Japan rank
5th

Black liquor — Energy production over time

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

How they compare

Americas currently reports 1.53 million TJ against 124,977 TJ in Japan, a difference of 1.41 million TJ.

That makes Americas's figure about 12.3 times Japan's.

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

Americas ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 11 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 1.06 million TJ 159,226 TJ 903,628 TJ Americas
2000s 902,069 TJ 167,290 TJ 734,779 TJ Americas
2010s 939,032 TJ 155,093 TJ 783,939 TJ Americas
2020s 1.10 million TJ 127,407 TJ 971,078 TJ Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher black liquor — energy production, Americas or Japan?
Americas, at 1.53 million TJ against 124,977 TJ in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in black liquor — energy production between Americas and Japan?
1.41 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 production?
Americas ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 11 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Black liquor — Energy production. 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 production
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
56 places, 1,609 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.