Africa vs India: Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption
Africa
1.52 million TJ
in 2024
India
978,889 TJ
in 2024
Africa rank
5th
India rank
3rd
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption over time
- Africa
- India
How they compare
Africa currently reports 1.52 million TJ against 978,889 TJ in India, a difference of 541,481 TJ.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.6 times India's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 5th and India ranks 3rd of 30 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 812,536 TJ | 622,670 TJ | 189,866 TJ | Africa |
| 2000s | 1.10 million TJ | 770,569 TJ | 324,697 TJ | Africa |
| 2010s | 1.30 million TJ | 896,362 TJ | 398,685 TJ | Africa |
| 2020s | 1.49 million TJ | 973,632 TJ | 517,426 TJ | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption, Africa or India?
- Africa, at 1.52 million TJ against 978,889 TJ in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption between Africa and India?
- 541,481 TJ, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and India rank globally for other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption?
- Africa ranks 5th and India ranks 3rd of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other vegetal material and residues — 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.