Animal waste — Energy consumption by country
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...
What the numbers show
Animal waste — Energy consumption is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 178,374 TJ in Ethiopia; the lowest is 1 TJ in Botswana.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,533 TJ, and the mean is 15,158 TJ.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 2,664.4%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 97.8%).
Animal waste — Energy consumption: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 178,374 TJ | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 114,871 TJ | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 3 | Nepal | 26,111 TJ | 2024 | up 44.4% | flat |
| 4 | OECD | 10,009 TJ | 2024 | down 33.8% | rising |
| 5 | Lesotho | 5,905 TJ | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 6 | Tunisia | 5,640 TJ | 2024 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 4,669 TJ | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4,379 TJ | 2024 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 9 | Eritrea | 2,968 TJ | 2024 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 10 | Germany | 2,415 TJ | 2024 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 11 | Armenia | 2,267 TJ | 2024 | up 2,664.4% | rising |
| 12 | France | 1,781 TJ | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Niger | 1,285 TJ | 2024 | up 147.7% | rising |
| 14 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,175 TJ | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 603.94 TJ | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 16 | Philippines | 439.28 TJ | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 377 TJ | 2024 | up 333.3% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 314.7 TJ | 2024 | up 224.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Finland | 92 TJ | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Georgia | 42.53 TJ | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Ireland | 31.88 TJ | 2024 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Croatia | 19.41 TJ | 2024 | up 870.7% | rising |
| 23 | Sweden | 15 TJ | 2024 | down 86.4% | falling |
| 24 | Botswana | 1 TJ | 2003 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 404,770 TJ
- Non-Annex I countries 394,741 TJ
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 390,715 TJ
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 380,406 TJ
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 380,406 TJ
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 264,936 TJ
- Africa 245,064 TJ
- Eastern Africa 232,234 TJ
- Asia 149,677 TJ
- Southern Asia 146,826 TJ
- Europe 10,029 TJ
- Annex I countries 10,029 TJ
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.