Biodiesel — 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...

Countries reporting
59
Highest
1.07 million TJ
OECD
Lowest
0.8832 TJ
Georgia
Median
3,856 TJ
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,708

What the numbers show

Biodiesel — Energy consumption is currently reported for 59 countries. The highest value is 1.07 million TJ in OECD; the lowest is 0.8832 TJ in Georgia.

The median across all reporting countries is 3,856 TJ, and the mean is 52,427 TJ.

Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Bermuda (up 1,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 100.0%).

Biodiesel — Energy consumption: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 OECD 1.07 million TJ 2024 up 53.7% volatile
2 Indonesia 402,350 TJ 2024 up 658.7% volatile
3 China, mainland 323,840 TJ 2024 up 34.1% rising
3 China 323,840 TJ 2024 up 34.1% rising
5 Brazil 286,445 TJ 2024 up 175.4% volatile
6 France 107,618 TJ 2024 up 2.4% volatile
7 Spain 70,892 TJ 2024 up 118.4% volatile
8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 68,742 TJ 2024 up 120.0% volatile
9 Italy 58,459 TJ 2024 up 33.0% rising
10 Thailand 51,976 TJ 2024 up 41.1% volatile
11 Malaysia 51,724 TJ 2024 up 373.2% volatile
12 Poland 43,598 TJ 2024 up 82.8% volatile
13 Canada 34,634 TJ 2024 up 57.4% volatile
14 Argentina 28,961 TJ 2024 down 18.8% volatile
15 Colombia 26,160 TJ 2024 up 51.0% rising
16 Romania 15,681 TJ 2024 up 200.1% volatile
17 Portugal 13,671 TJ 2024 up 22.6% rising
18 Peru 13,405 TJ 2024 up 47.9% rising
19 Ireland 11,112 TJ 2024 up 199.0% volatile
20 Norway 9,946 TJ 2024 up 101.7% volatile
21 Hungary 9,274 TJ 2024 up 76.2% rising
22 Philippines 7,794 TJ 2024 up 51.7% volatile
23 Bulgaria 6,357 TJ 2024 up 63.0% volatile
24 Greece 6,207 TJ 2024 down 1.4% rising
25 Albania 5,590 TJ 2024 up 423.8% rising
26 Denmark 5,452 TJ 2024 down 21.2% rising
27 Slovakia 5,262 TJ 2024 up 20.2% volatile
28 Luxembourg 4,165 TJ 2024 up 53.0% rising
29 Lithuania 4,066 TJ 2024 up 70.0% volatile
30 Türkiye 3,856 TJ 2024 down 9.7% volatile
31 Slovenia 3,551 TJ 2024 up 135.4% volatile
32 India 3,438 TJ 2024 up 159.5% volatile
33 Paraguay 2,386 TJ 2024 volatile
34 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2,309 TJ 2024 down 77.5% rising
35 Finland 1,603 TJ 2024 down 89.4% volatile
36 Sweden 1,546 TJ 2024 down 94.2% volatile
37 Cyprus 923.05 TJ 2024 up 128.0% volatile
38 Estonia 703.84 TJ 2024 up 139.1% volatile
39 Czechia 662.4 TJ 2024 down 93.7% volatile
40 Belarus 588.8 TJ 2019 down 30.4% volatile
41 Malta 483.81 TJ 2024 up 64.3% volatile
42 Austria 367.93 TJ 2024 down 98.4% volatile
43 Republic of Korea 285.57 TJ 2024 down 97.9% volatile
44 Japan 283.58 TJ 2024 down 45.0% rising
45 Latvia 119.6 TJ 2024 down 83.8% volatile
46 Germany 110.4 TJ 2024 down 99.9% volatile
47 Iceland 108.12 TJ 2024 up 46.9% volatile
48 Caribbean 69.92 TJ 2014 volatile
48 Dominican Republic 69.92 TJ 2014 volatile
50 Australia and New Zealand 27.71 TJ 2024 down 99.4% volatile
51 Australia 25.32 TJ 2024 down 99.5% volatile
52 Croatia 19.5 TJ 2024 down 98.4% volatile
53 North Macedonia 8.61 TJ 2024 down 33.5% volatile
54 Bermuda 7.36 TJ 2024 up 1,900.0% volatile
55 Uruguay 3.68 TJ 2024 down 99.7% volatile
55 Belgium 3.68 TJ 2024 down 100.0% rising
57 New Zealand 2.39 TJ 2024 down 93.5% volatile
58 Switzerland 2.1 TJ 2024 down 99.7% volatile
59 Georgia 0.8832 TJ 2024 down 90.8% volatile

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
Biodiesel — Energy consumption
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
82 places, 1,708 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.