Black liquor — Energy consumption in Australia
Australia: Black liquor — Energy consumption was 12,755 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Black liquor — Energy consumption in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for black liquor — energy consumption in Australia is 12,755 TJ, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, black liquor — energy consumption in Australia peaked at 15,947 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6,137 TJ, in 1992.
That places Australia 17th out of 29 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Black liquor — Energy consumption in Australia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,240 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 6,572 TJ | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 6,137 TJ | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 6,594 TJ | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 8,495 TJ | +28.8% |
| 1995 | 8,552 TJ | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 8,394 TJ | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 8,330 TJ | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 8,330 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8,299 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 8,419 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 8,732 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 9,472 TJ | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 9,833 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 9,788 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 7,223 TJ | -26.2% |
| 2006 | 7,334 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 8,509 TJ | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 9,107 TJ | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 13,426 TJ | +47.4% |
| 2010 | 9,067 TJ | -32.5% |
| 2011 | 9,556 TJ | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 9,592 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 6,929 TJ | -27.8% |
| 2014 | 7,201 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 7,045 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 7,375 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 15,727 TJ | +113.3% |
| 2018 | 15,220 TJ | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 15,438 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 14,777 TJ | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 13,760 TJ | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 15,947 TJ | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 12,755 TJ | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 12,755 TJ | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 12,755 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 22,592 TJ, 56% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Black liquor — Energy consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +113.3% | 7,375 TJ | 15,727 TJ |
| 2009 | +47.4% | 9,107 TJ | 13,426 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,594 TJ | 6,137 TJ | 8,552 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,184 TJ | 7,223 TJ | 13,426 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,315 TJ | 6,929 TJ | 15,727 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,999 TJ | 12,755 TJ | 15,947 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 black liquor — energy consumption in Australia?
- Black liquor — energy consumption in Australia was 12,755 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest black liquor — energy consumption recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,947 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest black liquor — energy consumption recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,137 TJ in 1992.
- How does Australia rank for black liquor — energy consumption?
- Australia ranks 17th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is black liquor — energy consumption rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.1%. 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 Black liquor — Energy consumption. 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.