Africa vs Ethiopia: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption

Africa
9.46 million TJ
in 2024
Ethiopia
1.43 million TJ
in 2024
Africa rank
6th
Ethiopia rank
6th

Solid biofuels — Energy consumption over time

  • Africa
  • Ethiopia
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M199020072024

How they compare

Africa currently reports 9.46 million TJ against 1.43 million TJ in Ethiopia, a difference of 8.03 million TJ.

That makes Africa's figure about 6.6 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 6th of 35 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 5.81 million TJ 715,161 TJ 5.09 million TJ Africa
2000s 6.93 million TJ 908,494 TJ 6.02 million TJ Africa
2010s 8.28 million TJ 1.18 million TJ 7.10 million TJ Africa
2020s 9.33 million TJ 1.39 million TJ 7.95 million TJ Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher solid biofuels — energy consumption, Africa or Ethiopia?
Africa, at 9.46 million TJ against 1.43 million TJ in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in solid biofuels — energy consumption between Africa and Ethiopia?
8.03 million TJ, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Ethiopia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Africa and Ethiopia rank globally for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
Africa ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 6th of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Solid biofuels — Energy consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
261 places, 8,593 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.