Biogases — Energy production in Australia
Australia: Biogases — Energy production was 18,978 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Biogases — Energy production in Australia, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for biogases — energy production in Australia is 18,978 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biogases — energy production in Australia peaked at 18,978 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 676 TJ, in 1995.
Australia ranks 12th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Biogases — Energy production in Australia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 676 TJ | — |
| 1996 | 3,222 TJ | +376.6% |
| 1997 | 3,694 TJ | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 4,578 TJ | +23.9% |
| 1999 | 5,780 TJ | +26.3% |
| 2000 | 5,780 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9,331 TJ | +61.4% |
| 2002 | 11,016 TJ | +18.1% |
| 2003 | 8,500 TJ | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 8,841 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 7,500 TJ | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 8,253 TJ | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 8,199 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 10,809 TJ | +31.8% |
| 2009 | 12,870 TJ | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 12,915 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 13,438 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 14,802 TJ | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 13,928 TJ | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 16,316 TJ | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 16,693 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 17,471 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 15,320 TJ | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 16,104 TJ | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 16,324 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 16,661 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 17,601 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 18,478 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 18,025 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 18,978 TJ | +5.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 18,978 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,342 TJ, 5.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Australia's 18,978 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 913.86 TJ, 20.8× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Biogases — Energy production in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +376.6% | 676 TJ | 3,222 TJ |
| 2001 | +61.4% | 5,780 TJ | 9,331 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,590 TJ | 676 TJ | 5,780 TJ | 5 |
| 2000s | 9,110 TJ | 5,780 TJ | 12,870 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,331 TJ | 12,915 TJ | 17,471 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,949 TJ | 16,661 TJ | 18,978 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biogases — energy production in Australia?
- Biogases — energy production in Australia was 18,978 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biogases — energy production recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 18,978 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest biogases — energy production recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 676 TJ in 1995.
- How does Australia rank for biogases — energy production?
- Australia ranks 12th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is biogases — energy production rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biogases — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.