Biodiesel — Energy production in Americas

Americas: Biodiesel — Energy production was 1.05 million TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.05 million TJ
Change on year
up 18.0%
Rank
4th
of 22 groups
All-time high
1.05 million TJ
in 2024
All-time low
772.8 TJ
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Biodiesel — Energy production in Americas, 2000–2024

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M2000201220242000: 772.8 TJ2001: 772.8 TJ2002: 1.9k TJ2003: 3.0k TJ2004: 4.0k TJ2005: 11.8k TJ2006: 35.1k TJ2007: 83.0k TJ2008: 155.9k TJ2009: 171.0k TJ2010: 198.3k TJ2011: 325.3k TJ2012: 331.7k TJ2013: 361.2k TJ2014: 392.5k TJ2015: 378.1k TJ2016: 435.8k TJ2017: 468.7k TJ2018: 521.2k TJ2019: 516.1k TJ2020: 512.9k TJ2021: 652.7k TJ2022: 722.0k TJ2023: 887.5k TJ2024: 1.0M TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

The most recent figure for biodiesel — energy production in Americas is 1.05 million TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 18.0% on the previous year and up 166.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, biodiesel — energy production in Americas peaked at 1.05 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 772.8 TJ, in 2000.

Americas ranks 4th of 22 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 46,736 TJ 772.8 TJ 170,985 TJ 10
2010s 392,884 TJ 198,281 TJ 521,195 TJ 10
2020s 764,535 TJ 512,884 TJ 1.05 million TJ 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 OECD 1.20 million TJ compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 412,512 TJ compare
  3. 3 China 323,840 TJ compare
  4. 3 China, mainland 323,840 TJ compare
  5. 5 Brazil 293,626 TJ compare
  6. 6 Germany 132,480 TJ compare
  7. 7 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 70,291 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 74 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is biodiesel — energy production in Americas?
Biodiesel — energy production in Americas was 1.05 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest biodiesel — energy production recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 million TJ in 2024.
What is the lowest biodiesel — energy production recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 772.8 TJ in 2000.
How does Americas rank for biodiesel — energy production?
Americas ranks 4th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
Is biodiesel — energy production rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 166.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biodiesel — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Biodiesel — Energy production
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
74 places, 1,542 data points, 1990–2024
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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.