Biogases — Energy consumption by country
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...
What the numbers show
Biogases — Energy consumption is currently reported for 55 countries. The highest value is 93,889 TJ in OECD; the lowest is 0 TJ in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 415.91 TJ, and the mean is 4,146 TJ.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 1,718.5%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 100.0%).
Biogases — Energy consumption: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 93,889 TJ | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Germany | 49,934 TJ | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Thailand | 25,740 TJ | 2024 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 4 | Nepal | 10,846 TJ | 2024 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 5 | France | 8,944 TJ | 2024 | up 97.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Czechia | 6,300 TJ | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Poland | 5,016 TJ | 2024 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Spain | 3,313 TJ | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Belgium | 2,430 TJ | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2,227 TJ | 2024 | down 55.2% | rising |
| 11 | Switzerland | 1,953 TJ | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 12 | Uganda | 1,669 TJ | 2024 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 13 | Italy | 1,618 TJ | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 14 | Australia and New Zealand | 1,395 TJ | 2024 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Republic of Korea | 1,172 TJ | 2024 | down 68.8% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 1,160 TJ | 2024 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Slovakia | 907 TJ | 2024 | up 474.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Finland | 879 TJ | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Serbia | 871.85 TJ | 2024 | up 879.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Denmark | 712.57 TJ | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 21 | Norway | 693.84 TJ | 2024 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Hungary | 677 TJ | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Canada | 645 TJ | 2024 | down 78.5% | rising |
| 24 | Indonesia | 542 TJ | 2024 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 25 | Chile | 511.11 TJ | 2024 | up 515.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Lithuania | 428 TJ | 2024 | up 56.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 418.25 TJ | 2024 | up 1,718.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Greece | 415.91 TJ | 2024 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Latvia | 303.58 TJ | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Ireland | 277.46 TJ | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 31 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 238 TJ | 2024 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 32 | New Zealand | 235 TJ | 2024 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 33 | Cyprus | 213.88 TJ | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 34 | Austria | 212.34 TJ | 2024 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 209 TJ | 1999 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 36 | Republic of Moldova | 167 TJ | 2024 | — | rising |
| 37 | Romania | 129.71 TJ | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Slovenia | 119.02 TJ | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 39 | Estonia | 101 TJ | 2024 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 40 | China, Taiwan Province of | 86.72 TJ | 2024 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 40 | China | 86.72 TJ | 2024 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Iceland | 73.28 TJ | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 43 | Sweden | 71 TJ | 2024 | down 98.6% | rising |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 58.87 TJ | 2024 | down 59.7% | rising |
| 45 | Belarus | 46.99 TJ | 2024 | up 369.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Malta | 45.09 TJ | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 47 | Croatia | 20.46 TJ | 2024 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 48 | Liechtenstein | 18.3 TJ | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 49 | Portugal | 12.28 TJ | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 8.39 TJ | 2024 | up 179.7% | rising |
| 51 | Cameroon | 6 TJ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Myanmar | 1 TJ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Polynesia | 0.1 TJ | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 53 | Samoa | 0.1 TJ | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 55 | Georgia | 0 TJ | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 136,056 TJ
- Annex I countries 93,527 TJ
- Europe 89,662 TJ
- European Union (27) 85,785 TJ
- Western Europe 65,778 TJ
- Non-Annex I countries 42,528 TJ
- Asia 38,601 TJ
- South-eastern Asia 26,283 TJ
- Eastern Europe 13,662 TJ
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 12,682 TJ
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 12,614 TJ
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 12,521 TJ
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.