Biogases — Energy production in Europe
Europe: Biogases — Energy production was 808,074 TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Biogases — Energy production in Europe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for biogases — energy production in Europe is 808,074 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biogases — energy production in Europe peaked at 808,074 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17,231 TJ, in 1990.
That places Europe 3rd out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Biogases — Energy production in Europe, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,231 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 31,902 TJ | +85.1% |
| 1992 | 37,306 TJ | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 41,950 TJ | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 45,319 TJ | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 50,400 TJ | +11.2% |
| 1996 | 56,472 TJ | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 65,445 TJ | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 70,196 TJ | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 78,003 TJ | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 95,094 TJ | +21.9% |
| 2001 | 115,590 TJ | +21.6% |
| 2002 | 142,118 TJ | +23.0% |
| 2003 | 145,074 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 158,409 TJ | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 177,132 TJ | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 193,254 TJ | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 251,566 TJ | +30.2% |
| 2008 | 287,366 TJ | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 323,858 TJ | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 374,782 TJ | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 448,468 TJ | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 518,682 TJ | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 588,549 TJ | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 625,954 TJ | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 655,404 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 691,816 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 709,066 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 709,965 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 699,697 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 727,860 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 768,928 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 781,148 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 783,310 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 808,074 TJ | +3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Biogases — Energy production in Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +85.1% | 17,231 TJ | 31,902 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49,422 TJ | 17,231 TJ | 78,003 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 188,946 TJ | 95,094 TJ | 323,858 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 602,238 TJ | 374,782 TJ | 709,965 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 773,864 TJ | 727,860 TJ | 808,074 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 OECD 1.13 million TJ compare
- 2 Germany 329,445 TJ compare
- 2 Türkiye 55,182 TJ compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 105,461 TJ compare
- 4 Italy 89,419 TJ compare
- 5 France 87,314 TJ compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 355 TJ compare
- 6 Thailand 46,040 TJ compare
- 6 Melanesia 289.89 TJ compare
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biogases — energy production in Europe?
- Biogases — energy production in Europe was 808,074 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biogases — energy production recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 808,074 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest biogases — energy production recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,231 TJ in 1990.
- How does Europe rank for biogases — energy production?
- Europe ranks 3rd out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is biogases — energy production rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe 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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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.