Biogases — Energy consumption in Africa
Africa: Biogases — Energy consumption was 1,675 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Biogases — Energy consumption in Africa, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for biogases — energy consumption in Africa is 1,675 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biogases — energy consumption in Africa peaked at 1,675 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7 TJ, in 2009.
Africa ranks 18th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Biogases — Energy consumption in Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 TJ | — |
| 2010 | 111 TJ | +1485.7% |
| 2011 | 339 TJ | +205.4% |
| 2012 | 549 TJ | +61.9% |
| 2013 | 924 TJ | +68.3% |
| 2014 | 1,016 TJ | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 1,135 TJ | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 1,201 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 1,264 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 1,347 TJ | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 1,330 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,341 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1,346 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,471 TJ | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 1,611 TJ | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 1,675 TJ | +4.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Biogases — Energy consumption in Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +1485.7% | 7 TJ | 111 TJ |
| 2011 | +205.4% | 111 TJ | 339 TJ |
| 2013 | +68.3% | 549 TJ | 924 TJ |
| 2012 | +61.9% | 339 TJ | 549 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 TJ | 7 TJ | 7 TJ | 1 |
| 2010s | 921.67 TJ | 111 TJ | 1,347 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,489 TJ | 1,341 TJ | 1,675 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 5.54 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 32.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 714,851 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 3.78 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 182,147 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biogases — energy consumption in Africa?
- Biogases — energy consumption in Africa was 1,675 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biogases — energy consumption recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,675 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest biogases — energy consumption recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 TJ in 2009.
- How does Africa rank for biogases — energy consumption?
- Africa ranks 18th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is biogases — energy consumption rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biogases — Energy consumption. 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.