Africa vs OECD: Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption
Africa
1.52 million TJ
in 2024
OECD
339,382 TJ
in 2024
Africa rank
5th
OECD rank
5th
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption over time
- Africa
- OECD
How they compare
Africa currently reports 1.52 million TJ against 339,382 TJ in OECD, a difference of 1.18 million TJ.
That makes Africa's figure about 4.5 times OECD's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 5th and OECD ranks 5th of 30 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 812,536 TJ | 307,023 TJ | 505,512 TJ | Africa |
| 2000s | 1.10 million TJ | 334,486 TJ | 760,781 TJ | Africa |
| 2010s | 1.30 million TJ | 292,909 TJ | 1.00 million TJ | Africa |
| 2020s | 1.49 million TJ | 319,994 TJ | 1.17 million 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 OECD?
- Africa, at 1.52 million TJ against 339,382 TJ in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption between Africa and OECD?
- 1.18 million TJ, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and OECD rank globally for other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption?
- Africa ranks 5th and OECD ranks 5th 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.