Animal waste — Energy consumption in Africa
Africa: Animal waste — Energy consumption was 245,064 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Animal waste — Energy consumption in Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for animal waste — energy consumption in Africa is 245,064 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, animal waste — energy consumption in Africa peaked at 245,064 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,851 TJ, in 1990.
Africa ranks 7th of 22 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63,116 TJ | 6,851 TJ | 106,863 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 123,976 TJ | 109,894 TJ | 138,826 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 163,145 TJ | 143,877 TJ | 178,926 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 223,740 TJ | 182,252 TJ | 245,064 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 359.84 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 266,831 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.45 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.39 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 312,792 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.99 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 22.51 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is animal waste — energy consumption in Africa?
- Animal waste — energy consumption in Africa was 245,064 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest animal waste — energy consumption recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 245,064 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest animal waste — energy consumption recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,851 TJ in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for animal waste — energy consumption?
- Africa ranks 7th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
- Is animal waste — energy consumption rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Animal waste — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.