Biogases — Energy production in Northern America
Northern America: Biogases — Energy production was 240,314 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Biogases — Energy production in Northern America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 240,314 TJ for biogases — energy production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biogases — energy production in Northern America peaked at 240,529 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33,624 TJ, in 1992.
That places Northern America 7th out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Biogases — Energy production in Northern America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34,898 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 36,659 TJ | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 33,624 TJ | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 39,261 TJ | +16.8% |
| 1994 | 42,477 TJ | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 50,366 TJ | +18.6% |
| 1996 | 56,810 TJ | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 59,185 TJ | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 61,162 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 131,002 TJ | +114.2% |
| 2000 | 136,454 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 149,934 TJ | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 165,046 TJ | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 164,551 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 168,809 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 171,673 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 181,859 TJ | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 197,763 TJ | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 211,667 TJ | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 228,716 TJ | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 140,874 TJ | -38.4% |
| 2011 | 149,320 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 162,964 TJ | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 188,689 TJ | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 215,401 TJ | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 234,080 TJ | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 200,985 TJ | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 206,612 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 208,362 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 212,215 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 222,157 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 231,481 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 233,842 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 240,529 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 240,314 TJ | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Biogases — Energy production in Northern America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +114.2% | 61,162 TJ | 131,002 TJ |
| 2010 | -38.4% | 228,716 TJ | 140,874 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54,544 TJ | 33,624 TJ | 131,002 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 177,647 TJ | 136,454 TJ | 228,716 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 191,950 TJ | 140,874 TJ | 234,080 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 233,665 TJ | 222,157 TJ | 240,529 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 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
- 7 Canada 32,517 TJ compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 223.2 TJ compare
- 8 Denmark 32,233 TJ compare
- 9 Czechia 25,241 TJ compare
- 9 Polynesia 0.1 TJ compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand 22,727 TJ compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 11.27 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biogases — energy production in Northern America?
- Biogases — energy production in Northern America was 240,314 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biogases — energy production recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 240,529 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest biogases — energy production recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,624 TJ in 1992.
- How does Northern America rank for biogases — energy production?
- Northern America ranks 7th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
- Is biogases — energy production rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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.