Biodiesel — Energy production in World
World: Biodiesel — Energy production was 2.47 million TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Biodiesel — Energy production in World, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
World recorded 2.47 million TJ for biodiesel — energy production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 88.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biodiesel — energy production in World peaked at 2.47 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 257.6 TJ, in 1990.
World ranks 1st of 21 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Biodiesel — Energy production in World, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 257.6 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 294.4 TJ | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 552 TJ | +87.5% |
| 1993 | 1,067 TJ | +93.3% |
| 1994 | 3,974 TJ | +272.4% |
| 1995 | 7,838 TJ | +97.2% |
| 1996 | 11,224 TJ | +43.2% |
| 1997 | 14,131 TJ | +25.9% |
| 1998 | 12,954 TJ | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 15,419 TJ | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 24,214 TJ | +57.0% |
| 2001 | 29,624 TJ | +22.3% |
| 2002 | 40,002 TJ | +35.0% |
| 2003 | 50,563 TJ | +26.4% |
| 2004 | 143,023 TJ | +182.9% |
| 2005 | 188,449 TJ | +31.8% |
| 2006 | 268,387 TJ | +42.4% |
| 2007 | 399,793 TJ | +49.0% |
| 2008 | 561,368 TJ | +40.4% |
| 2009 | 671,369 TJ | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 769,401 TJ | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 958,061 TJ | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 1.04 million TJ | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 1.16 million TJ | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 1.31 million TJ | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 1.23 million TJ | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 1.36 million TJ | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 1.49 million TJ | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 1.68 million TJ | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 1.81 million TJ | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 1.76 million TJ | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.96 million TJ | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 2.07 million TJ | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 2.31 million TJ | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 2.47 million TJ | +6.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Biodiesel — Energy production in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +272.4% | 1,067 TJ | 3,974 TJ |
| 2004 | +182.9% | 50,563 TJ | 143,023 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,771 TJ | 257.6 TJ | 15,419 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 237,679 TJ | 24,214 TJ | 671,369 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 million TJ | 769,401 TJ | 1.81 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 million TJ | 1.76 million TJ | 2.47 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % 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 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biodiesel — energy production in World?
- Biodiesel — energy production in World was 2.47 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biodiesel — energy production recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 million TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest biodiesel — energy production recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 257.6 TJ in 1990.
- How does World rank for biodiesel — energy production?
- World ranks 1st out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is biodiesel — energy production rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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.