Japan vs Northern America: Black liquor — Energy production
Black liquor — Energy production over time
- Japan
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 825,422 TJ against 124,977 TJ in Japan, a difference of 700,445 TJ.
That makes Northern America's figure about 6.6 times Japan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 5th and Northern America ranks 4th of 31 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 159,226 TJ | 1.05 million TJ | 892,102 TJ | Northern America |
| 2000s | 167,290 TJ | 883,659 TJ | 716,369 TJ | Northern America |
| 2010s | 155,093 TJ | 836,861 TJ | 681,768 TJ | Northern America |
| 2020s | 127,407 TJ | 829,450 TJ | 702,043 TJ | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher black liquor — energy production, Japan or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 825,422 TJ against 124,977 TJ in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in black liquor — energy production between Japan and Northern America?
- 700,445 TJ, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Northern America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Northern America rank globally for black liquor — energy production?
- Japan ranks 5th and Northern America ranks 4th of 31 countries.
- 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
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.