Biodiesel — Energy production in Greece
Greece: Biodiesel — Energy production was 6,119 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Biodiesel — Energy production in Greece, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for biodiesel — energy production in Greece is 6,119 TJ, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biodiesel — energy production in Greece peaked at 7,206 TJ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,766 TJ, in 2006.
That places Greece 30th out of 51 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Biodiesel — Energy production in Greece, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,766 TJ | — |
| 2007 | 3,386 TJ | +91.7% |
| 2008 | 2,539 TJ | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 2,870 TJ | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 4,563 TJ | +59.0% |
| 2011 | 3,974 TJ | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 5,042 TJ | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 5,594 TJ | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 5,741 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 5,410 TJ | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 5,594 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 5,649 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 6,312 TJ | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 7,206 TJ | +14.2% |
| 2020 | 6,633 TJ | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 6,119 TJ | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 6,119 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6,119 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6,119 TJ | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 6,119 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,592 TJ, 93% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Greece's 6,119 TJ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,066 TJ, 87% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Biodiesel — Energy production in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +91.7% | 1,766 TJ | 3,386 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,640 TJ | 1,766 TJ | 3,386 TJ | 4 |
| 2010s | 5,508 TJ | 3,974 TJ | 7,206 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,222 TJ | 6,119 TJ | 6,633 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biodiesel — energy production in Greece?
- Biodiesel — energy production in Greece was 6,119 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biodiesel — energy production recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 7,206 TJ in 2019.
- What is the lowest biodiesel — energy production recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,766 TJ in 2006.
- How does Greece rank for biodiesel — energy production?
- Greece ranks 30th out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
- Is biodiesel — energy production rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.