Black liquor — Energy production in Europe
Europe: Black liquor — Energy production was 558,102 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Black liquor — Energy production in Europe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for black liquor — energy production in Europe is 558,102 TJ, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, black liquor — energy production in Europe peaked at 583,927 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 309,082 TJ, in 1990.
That places Europe 8th out of 22 groups 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 production in Europe, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 309,082 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 313,001 TJ | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 318,744 TJ | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 355,715 TJ | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 376,278 TJ | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 399,194 TJ | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 385,543 TJ | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 422,167 TJ | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 430,651 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 369,350 TJ | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 384,678 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 350,903 TJ | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 369,558 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 396,369 TJ | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 429,581 TJ | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 443,250 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 444,943 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 473,846 TJ | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 461,299 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 423,913 TJ | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 519,365 TJ | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 504,988 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 507,233 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 515,006 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 514,008 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 518,188 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 532,193 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 549,886 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 552,035 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 577,520 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 573,038 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 583,927 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 570,192 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 558,102 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 558,102 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 367,972 TJ | 309,082 TJ | 430,651 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 417,834 TJ | 350,903 TJ | 473,846 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 529,042 TJ | 504,988 TJ | 577,520 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 568,672 TJ | 558,102 TJ | 583,927 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
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 black liquor — energy production in Europe?
- Black liquor — energy production in Europe was 558,102 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest black liquor — energy production recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 583,927 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest black liquor — energy production recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 309,082 TJ in 1990.
- How does Europe rank for black liquor — energy production?
- Europe ranks 8th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
- Is black liquor — energy production rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Black liquor — 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.