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...
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 | 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 | 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.
- World 411,244 TJ
- Non-Annex I countries 394,872 TJ
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 390,753 TJ
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 380,406 TJ
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 380,406 TJ
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 265,029 TJ
- Africa 245,064 TJ
- Eastern Africa 232,234 TJ
- Asia 149,677 TJ
- Southern Asia 146,826 TJ
- Europe 16,466 TJ
- Annex I countries 16,373 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.