Northern America vs OECD: Black liquor — Energy production
Northern America
825,422 TJ
in 2024
OECD
1.64 million TJ
in 2024
Northern America rank
4th
OECD rank
1st
Black liquor — Energy production over time
- Northern America
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 1.64 million TJ against 825,422 TJ in Northern America, a difference of 810,088 TJ.
That makes OECD's figure about 2.0 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 22 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 | 1.05 million TJ | 1.60 million TJ | 549,186 TJ | OECD |
| 2000s | 883,659 TJ | 1.49 million TJ | 607,222 TJ | OECD |
| 2010s | 836,861 TJ | 1.60 million TJ | 762,315 TJ | OECD |
| 2020s | 829,450 TJ | 1.65 million TJ | 819,968 TJ | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher black liquor — energy production, Northern America or OECD?
- OECD, at 1.64 million TJ against 825,422 TJ in Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in black liquor — energy production between Northern America and OECD?
- 810,088 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 production?
- Northern America ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 22 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
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.