Canada vs Northern America: Solid biofuels — Energy production

Canada
425,352 TJ
in 2024
Northern America
2.72 million TJ
in 2024
Canada rank
20th
Northern America rank
19th

Solid biofuels — Energy production over time

  • Canada
  • Northern America
01.0M2.0M3.0M199020072024

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 2.72 million TJ against 425,352 TJ in Canada, a difference of 2.29 million TJ.

That makes Northern America's figure about 6.4 times Canada's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 20th and Northern America ranks 19th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Northern America Difference Ahead
1990s 494,277 TJ 2.89 million TJ 2.39 million TJ Northern America
2000s 492,128 TJ 2.61 million TJ 2.12 million TJ Northern America
2010s 451,605 TJ 2.68 million TJ 2.23 million TJ Northern America
2020s 437,943 TJ 2.69 million TJ 2.25 million TJ Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher solid biofuels — energy production, Canada or Northern America?
Northern America, at 2.72 million TJ against 425,352 TJ in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in solid biofuels — energy production between Canada and Northern America?
2.29 million TJ, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Northern America?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Canada and Northern America rank globally for solid biofuels — energy production?
Canada ranks 20th and Northern America ranks 19th of 209 countries.
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

Indicator
Solid biofuels — Energy production
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
244 places, 8,188 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.