Biodiesel — Energy production in World

World: Biodiesel — Energy production was 2.47 million TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.47 million TJ
Change on year
up 6.8%
Rank
1st
of 22 groups
All-time high
2.47 million TJ
in 2024
All-time low
257.6 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Biodiesel — Energy production in World, 1990–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1990200720241990: 257.6 TJ1991: 294.4 TJ1992: 552 TJ1993: 1.1k TJ1994: 4.0k TJ1995: 7.8k TJ1996: 11.2k TJ1997: 14.1k TJ1998: 13.0k TJ1999: 15.4k TJ2000: 24.2k TJ2001: 29.6k TJ2002: 40.0k TJ2003: 50.6k TJ2004: 143.0k TJ2005: 188.4k TJ2006: 268.4k TJ2007: 399.8k TJ2008: 561.4k TJ2009: 671.4k TJ2010: 769.4k TJ2011: 958.1k TJ2012: 1.0M TJ2013: 1.2M TJ2014: 1.3M TJ2015: 1.2M TJ2016: 1.4M TJ2017: 1.5M TJ2018: 1.7M TJ2019: 1.8M TJ2020: 1.8M TJ2021: 2.0M TJ2022: 2.1M TJ2023: 2.3M TJ2024: 2.5M TJ

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 22 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 OECD 1.20 million TJ compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 412,512 TJ compare
  3. 3 China 323,840 TJ compare
  4. 3 China, mainland 323,840 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 74 places →

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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 22 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

Indicator
Biodiesel — Energy production
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
74 places, 1,542 data points, 1990–2024
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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.