Biodiesel — Energy consumption in OECD
OECD: Biodiesel — Energy consumption was 1.07 million TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Biodiesel — Energy consumption in OECD, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for biodiesel — energy consumption in OECD is 1.07 million TJ, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 19.7% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biodiesel — energy consumption in OECD peaked at 1.34 million TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 294.4 TJ, in 1990.
OECD ranks 1st of 57 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Biodiesel — Energy consumption in OECD, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 294.4 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 294.4 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 552 TJ | +87.5% |
| 1993 | 1,067 TJ | +93.3% |
| 1994 | 4,674 TJ | +337.9% |
| 1995 | 7,875 TJ | +68.5% |
| 1996 | 11,482 TJ | +45.8% |
| 1997 | 15,419 TJ | +34.3% |
| 1998 | 14,021 TJ | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 16,045 TJ | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 27,379 TJ | +70.6% |
| 2001 | 32,053 TJ | +17.1% |
| 2002 | 40,664 TJ | +26.9% |
| 2003 | 51,741 TJ | +27.2% |
| 2004 | 71,907 TJ | +39.0% |
| 2005 | 117,723 TJ | +63.7% |
| 2006 | 202,989 TJ | +72.4% |
| 2007 | 299,294 TJ | +47.4% |
| 2008 | 373,741 TJ | +24.9% |
| 2009 | 441,894 TJ | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 490,213 TJ | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 577,429 TJ | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 614,854 TJ | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 667,810 TJ | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 697,507 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 697,830 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 780,437 TJ | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 821,507 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 866,710 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 896,613 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 910,964 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 955,944 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 1.04 million TJ | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 1.34 million TJ | +28.4% |
| 2024 | 1.07 million TJ | -19.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Biodiesel — Energy consumption in OECD 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 | +337.9% | 1,067 TJ | 4,674 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,172 TJ | 294.4 TJ | 16,045 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 165,938 TJ | 27,379 TJ | 441,894 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 711,091 TJ | 490,213 TJ | 896,613 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 million TJ | 910,964 TJ | 1.34 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.312 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area 382,348 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 64,522 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 915.76 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 34.15 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.16 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biodiesel — energy consumption in OECD?
- Biodiesel — energy consumption in OECD was 1.07 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biodiesel — energy consumption recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 million TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest biodiesel — energy consumption recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 294.4 TJ in 1990.
- How does OECD rank for biodiesel — energy consumption?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 57 countries with data for 2024.
- Is biodiesel — energy consumption rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biodiesel — 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.