Africa vs OECD: Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production
Africa
1.53 million TJ
in 2024
OECD
588,099 TJ
in 2024
Africa rank
6th
OECD rank
5th
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production over time
- Africa
- OECD
How they compare
Africa currently reports 1.53 million TJ against 588,099 TJ in OECD, a difference of 943,831 TJ.
That makes Africa's figure about 2.6 times OECD's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 6th 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 | 813,278 TJ | 404,538 TJ | 408,740 TJ | Africa |
| 2000s | 1.11 million TJ | 459,154 TJ | 651,173 TJ | Africa |
| 2010s | 1.31 million TJ | 489,829 TJ | 821,149 TJ | Africa |
| 2020s | 1.50 million TJ | 558,024 TJ | 943,340 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 OECD?
- Africa, at 1.53 million TJ against 588,099 TJ in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other vegetal material and residues — energy production between Africa and OECD?
- 943,831 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 production?
- Africa ranks 6th 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 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.