Biodiesel — Energy production in Asia
Asia: Biodiesel — Energy production was 895,178 TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Biodiesel — Energy production in Asia, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for biodiesel — energy production in Asia is 895,178 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 96.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biodiesel — energy production in Asia peaked at 895,178 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.8 TJ, in 2002.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Biodiesel — Energy production in Asia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 36.8 TJ | — |
| 2003 | 73.6 TJ | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 67,620 TJ | +91775.1% |
| 2005 | 74,742 TJ | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 86,200 TJ | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 107,127 TJ | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 145,644 TJ | +36.0% |
| 2009 | 181,123 TJ | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 207,500 TJ | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 285,053 TJ | +37.4% |
| 2012 | 336,369 TJ | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 396,051 TJ | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 455,010 TJ | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 403,285 TJ | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 484,866 TJ | +20.2% |
| 2017 | 529,612 TJ | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 642,229 TJ | +21.3% |
| 2019 | 754,355 TJ | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 727,334 TJ | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 771,380 TJ | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 817,632 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 887,357 TJ | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 895,178 TJ | +0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Biodiesel — Energy production in Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +91775.1% | 73.6 TJ | 67,620 TJ |
| 2003 | +100.0% | 36.8 TJ | 73.6 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82,821 TJ | 36.8 TJ | 181,123 TJ | 8 |
| 2010s | 449,433 TJ | 207,500 TJ | 754,355 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 819,776 TJ | 727,334 TJ | 895,178 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More environment data for Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 2.91 million million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 389,605 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biodiesel — energy production in Asia?
- Biodiesel — energy production in Asia was 895,178 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biodiesel — energy production recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 895,178 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest biodiesel — energy production recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8 TJ in 2002.
- How does Asia rank for biodiesel — energy production?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is biodiesel — energy production rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Asia 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
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.