Biodiesel — Energy production in Northern America
Northern America: Biodiesel — Energy production was 674,268 TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Biodiesel — Energy production in Northern America, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 674,268 TJ for biodiesel — energy production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.2% on the previous year and up 300.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biodiesel — energy production in Northern America peaked at 674,268 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 772.8 TJ, in 2000.
Northern America ranks 5th of 21 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Biodiesel — Energy production in Northern America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 772.8 TJ | — |
| 2001 | 772.8 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,877 TJ | +142.9% |
| 2003 | 2,981 TJ | +58.8% |
| 2004 | 4,048 TJ | +35.8% |
| 2005 | 11,150 TJ | +175.5% |
| 2006 | 32,237 TJ | +189.1% |
| 2007 | 63,112 TJ | +95.8% |
| 2008 | 86,370 TJ | +36.9% |
| 2009 | 66,093 TJ | -23.5% |
| 2010 | 35,475 TJ | -46.3% |
| 2011 | 122,875 TJ | +246.4% |
| 2012 | 125,157 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 171,782 TJ | +37.3% |
| 2014 | 168,176 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 164,790 TJ | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 207,221 TJ | +25.7% |
| 2017 | 208,462 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 237,710 TJ | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 222,994 TJ | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 237,248 TJ | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 338,988 TJ | +42.9% |
| 2022 | 419,565 TJ | +23.8% |
| 2023 | 580,493 TJ | +38.4% |
| 2024 | 674,268 TJ | +16.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Biodiesel — Energy production in Northern America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +246.4% | 35,475 TJ | 122,875 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,941 TJ | 772.8 TJ | 86,370 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 166,464 TJ | 35,475 TJ | 237,710 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 450,112 TJ | 237,248 TJ | 674,268 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 11.27 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biodiesel — energy production in Northern America?
- Biodiesel — energy production in Northern America was 674,268 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biodiesel — energy production recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 674,268 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest biodiesel — energy production recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 772.8 TJ in 2000.
- How does Northern America rank for biodiesel — energy production?
- Northern America ranks 5th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is biodiesel — energy production rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America 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.