Animal waste — Energy consumption in World
World: Animal waste — Energy consumption was 404,770 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Animal waste — Energy consumption in World, 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 World is 404,770 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, animal waste — energy consumption in World peaked at 404,770 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 124,375 TJ, in 1991.
That places World 1st out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Animal waste — Energy consumption in World, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 125,023 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 124,375 TJ | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 129,584 TJ | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 132,484 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 220,653 TJ | +66.6% |
| 1995 | 235,276 TJ | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 228,286 TJ | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 232,718 TJ | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 236,734 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 241,812 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 242,000 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 249,620 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 254,129 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 260,552 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 263,405 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 269,886 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 275,147 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 279,871 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 284,844 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 287,885 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 296,468 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 303,133 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 300,181 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 309,125 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 313,078 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 314,024 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 318,224 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 318,510 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 318,637 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 319,795 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 322,274 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 384,975 TJ | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 389,743 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 402,742 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 404,770 TJ | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Animal waste — Energy consumption in World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +66.6% | 132,484 TJ | 220,653 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 190,694 TJ | 124,375 TJ | 241,812 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 266,734 TJ | 242,000 TJ | 287,885 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 311,118 TJ | 296,468 TJ | 319,795 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 380,901 TJ | 322,274 TJ | 404,770 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Ethiopia 178,374 TJ compare
- 2 Bangladesh 114,871 TJ compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,175 TJ compare
- 3 Nepal 26,111 TJ compare
- 4 OECD 10,009 TJ compare
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is animal waste — energy consumption in World?
- Animal waste — energy consumption in World was 404,770 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest animal waste — energy consumption recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 404,770 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest animal waste — energy consumption recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 124,375 TJ in 1991.
- How does World rank for animal waste — energy consumption?
- World ranks 1st out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is animal waste — energy consumption rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.