Biodiesel — Energy production in India
India: Biodiesel — Energy production was 7,399 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Biodiesel — Energy production in India, 2008–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for biodiesel — energy production in India is 7,399 TJ, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biodiesel — energy production in India peaked at 7,544 TJ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,466 TJ, in 2008.
That places India 28th 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 17 years of available data.
Biodiesel — Energy production in India, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2,466 TJ | — |
| 2009 | 3,275 TJ | +32.8% |
| 2010 | 3,643 TJ | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 4,122 TJ | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 4,306 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 4,526 TJ | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 4,968 TJ | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 5,189 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 5,557 TJ | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 6,072 TJ | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 7,544 TJ | +24.2% |
| 2019 | 6,550 TJ | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 5,888 TJ | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 6,072 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 6,550 TJ | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 7,399 TJ | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 7,399 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,870 TJ | 2,466 TJ | 3,275 TJ | 2 |
| 2010s | 5,248 TJ | 3,643 TJ | 7,544 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,662 TJ | 5,888 TJ | 7,399 TJ | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % 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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biodiesel — energy production in India?
- Biodiesel — energy production in India was 7,399 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biodiesel — energy production recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 7,544 TJ in 2018.
- What is the lowest biodiesel — energy production recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,466 TJ in 2008.
- How does India rank for biodiesel — energy production?
- India ranks 28th out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
- Is biodiesel — energy production rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.