Black liquor — Energy consumption in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Black liquor — Energy consumption was 41,630 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Black liquor — Energy consumption in Southern Africa, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for black liquor — energy consumption in Southern Africa is 41,630 TJ, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, black liquor — energy consumption in Southern Africa peaked at 47,412 TJ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19,401 TJ, in 2018.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25,840 TJ | 19,401 TJ | 47,412 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,630 TJ | 41,630 TJ | 41,630 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 35,013 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 18.57 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 9.63 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is black liquor — energy consumption in Southern Africa?
- Black liquor — energy consumption in Southern Africa was 41,630 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest black liquor — energy consumption recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 47,412 TJ in 2019.
- What is the lowest black liquor — energy consumption recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,401 TJ in 2018.
- How does Southern Africa rank for black liquor — energy consumption?
- Southern Africa ranks 8th out of 14 regions with data for 2024.
- Is black liquor — energy consumption rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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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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.