Nigeria vs United States of America: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption

Nigeria
1.23 million TJ
in 2024
United States of America
1.99 million TJ
in 2024
Nigeria rank
7th
United States of America rank
18th

Solid biofuels — Energy consumption over time

  • Nigeria
  • United States of America
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199020072024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1.99 million TJ against 1.23 million TJ in Nigeria, a difference of 757,360 TJ.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.6 times Nigeria's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 18th of 209 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 596,236 TJ 1.12 million TJ 521,827 TJ United States of America
2000s 791,958 TJ 1.62 million TJ 828,170 TJ United States of America
2010s 1.05 million TJ 1.78 million TJ 725,844 TJ United States of America
2020s 1.20 million TJ 1.91 million TJ 707,162 TJ United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher solid biofuels — energy consumption, Nigeria or United States of America?
United States of America, at 1.99 million TJ against 1.23 million TJ in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in solid biofuels — energy consumption between Nigeria and United States of America?
757,360 TJ, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States of America?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and United States of America rank globally for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
Nigeria ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 18th of 209 countries.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Nigeria vs United States of America: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/solid-biofuels-energy-consumption/nigeria/united-states-of-america/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/solid-biofuels-energy-consumption/nigeria/united-states-of-america/">Nigeria vs United States of America: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption</a> — Statizoid

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.