Animal waste — Energy production 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...

Countries reporting
27
Highest
178,374 TJ
Ethiopia
Lowest
1 TJ
Botswana
Median
1,285 TJ
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,175

What the numbers show

Animal waste — Energy production is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 178,374 TJ in Ethiopia; the lowest is 1 TJ in Botswana.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,285 TJ, and the mean is 13,948 TJ.

Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 2,664.4%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 97.8%).

Animal waste — Energy production: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 16,353 TJ 2024 down 12.5% volatile
5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,646 TJ 2024 down 4.9% rising
6 Lesotho 5,905 TJ 2024 down 18.2% falling
7 Tunisia 5,640 TJ 2024 down 10.4% rising
8 Pakistan 4,669 TJ 2024 down 32.9% falling
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 Spain 2,077 TJ 2024 up 270.9% rising
13 France 1,781 TJ 2024 down 43.2% volatile
14 Niger 1,285 TJ 2024 up 147.7% rising
15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,175 TJ 2024 down 0.0% rising
16 Poland 603.94 TJ 2024 up 60.0% rising
17 Philippines 439.28 TJ 2024 down 17.5% rising
18 Hungary 377 TJ 2024 up 333.3% rising
19 Belgium 314.7 TJ 2024 up 224.4% volatile
20 Republic of Moldova 93 TJ 2024 down 41.1% flat
21 Finland 92 TJ 2024 down 54.9% volatile
22 Georgia 42.53 TJ 2024 down 36.5% volatile
23 El Salvador 37.58 TJ 2024 up 213.2% volatile
24 Ireland 31.88 TJ 2024 down 97.8% volatile
25 Croatia 19.41 TJ 2024 up 870.7% rising
26 Sweden 15 TJ 2024 down 86.4% falling
27 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.

About this data

Indicator
Animal waste — Energy production
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
51 places, 1,175 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.