Africa vs Brazil: Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production
Africa
1.53 million TJ
in 2024
Brazil
593,862 TJ
in 2024
Africa rank
6th
Brazil rank
4th
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production over time
- Africa
- Brazil
How they compare
Africa currently reports 1.53 million TJ against 593,862 TJ in Brazil, a difference of 938,068 TJ.
That makes Africa's figure about 2.6 times Brazil's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 4th of 30 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 813,278 TJ | 440,103 TJ | 373,175 TJ | Africa |
| 2000s | 1.11 million TJ | 540,983 TJ | 569,344 TJ | Africa |
| 2010s | 1.31 million TJ | 604,717 TJ | 706,261 TJ | Africa |
| 2020s | 1.50 million TJ | 560,625 TJ | 940,739 TJ | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other vegetal material and residues — energy production, Africa or Brazil?
- Africa, at 1.53 million TJ against 593,862 TJ in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other vegetal material and residues — energy production between Africa and Brazil?
- 938,068 TJ, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Brazil?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Brazil rank globally for other vegetal material and residues — energy production?
- Africa ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 4th 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 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.