Africa vs Brazil: Solid biofuels — Energy production
Africa
12.30 million TJ
in 2024
Brazil
3.62 million TJ
in 2024
Africa rank
6th
Brazil rank
5th
Solid biofuels — Energy production over time
- Africa
- Brazil
How they compare
Africa currently reports 12.30 million TJ against 3.62 million TJ in Brazil, a difference of 8.68 million TJ.
That makes Africa's figure about 3.4 times Brazil's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 5th of 35 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 | 6.62 million TJ | 2.07 million TJ | 4.55 million TJ | Africa |
| 2000s | 8.54 million TJ | 2.45 million TJ | 6.09 million TJ | Africa |
| 2010s | 10.46 million TJ | 2.86 million TJ | 7.60 million TJ | Africa |
| 2020s | 12.04 million TJ | 3.09 million TJ | 8.95 million TJ | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher solid biofuels — energy production, Africa or Brazil?
- Africa, at 12.30 million TJ against 3.62 million TJ in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in solid biofuels — energy production between Africa and Brazil?
- 8.68 million 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 solid biofuels — energy production?
- Africa ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 5th of 35 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Solid biofuels — 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.