Black liquor — Energy production by country
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...
What the numbers show
Black liquor — Energy production is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 1.64 million TJ in OECD; the lowest is 3 TJ in Mexico.
The median across all reporting countries is 14,784 TJ, and the mean is 88,884 TJ.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Belarus (up 662.8%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 56.8%).
Black liquor — Energy production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 1.64 million TJ | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 2 | Sweden | 179,671 TJ | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 3 | Canada | 149,023 TJ | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 4 | Finland | 141,793 TJ | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 124,977 TJ | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 6 | Chile | 105,390 TJ | 2024 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 7 | Uruguay | 92,975 TJ | 2024 | up 166.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Portugal | 41,934 TJ | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 9 | Austria | 37,125 TJ | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 10 | France | 36,212 TJ | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 33,068 TJ | 2024 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Germany | 27,469 TJ | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia and New Zealand | 25,150 TJ | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 17,714 TJ | 2024 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 15 | Czechia | 17,441 TJ | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 16 | Thailand | 14,784 TJ | 2024 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Colombia | 13,190 TJ | 2018 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 18 | Australia | 12,755 TJ | 2024 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 19 | New Zealand | 12,396 TJ | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 20 | Slovakia | 11,713 TJ | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 21 | Belarus | 7,728 TJ | 2024 | up 662.8% | rising |
| 22 | Republic of Korea | 7,725 TJ | 2024 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 3,534 TJ | 2024 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1,638 TJ | 1999 | up 437.0% | rising |
| 25 | Belgium | 1,332 TJ | 2024 | down 23.1% | flat |
| 26 | Slovenia | 1,025 TJ | 2006 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 27 | United Republic of Tanzania | 770 TJ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Estonia | 593.32 TJ | 2024 | down 56.8% | rising |
| 29 | Norway | 468.72 TJ | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Hungary | 307 TJ | 2024 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 31 | Mexico | 3 TJ | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2.30 million TJ
- Annex I countries 1.53 million TJ
- Americas 1.53 million TJ
- Northern America 825,422 TJ
- Non-Annex I countries 770,476 TJ
- South America 705,564 TJ
- United States of America 676,399 TJ
- Europe 558,102 TJ
- European Union (27) 549,906 TJ
- Northern Europe 322,526 TJ
- Asia 147,486 TJ
- Eastern Asia 132,703 TJ
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.