Black liquor — Energy production in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Black liquor — Energy production was 549,906 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Black liquor — Energy production in European Union (27), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, black liquor — energy production in European Union (27) stood at 549,906 TJ.
That represents a change of up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, black liquor — energy production in European Union (27) peaked at 575,070 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 298,845 TJ, in 1990.
That places European Union (27) 9th 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 European Union (27), year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 298,845 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 302,509 TJ | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 308,744 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 346,115 TJ | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 365,592 TJ | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 389,870 TJ | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 377,317 TJ | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 413,833 TJ | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 422,421 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 362,249 TJ | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 378,012 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 343,341 TJ | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 362,969 TJ | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 389,396 TJ | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 423,064 TJ | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 436,500 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 437,700 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 466,396 TJ | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 453,337 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 418,331 TJ | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 509,720 TJ | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 495,138 TJ | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 500,506 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 509,983 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 513,344 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 517,576 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 531,705 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 549,461 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 550,653 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 571,353 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 564,654 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 575,070 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 562,079 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 549,906 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 549,906 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 358,750 TJ | 298,845 TJ | 422,421 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 410,905 TJ | 343,341 TJ | 466,396 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 524,944 TJ | 495,138 TJ | 571,353 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 560,323 TJ | 549,906 TJ | 575,070 TJ | 5 |
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More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is black liquor — energy production in European Union (27)?
- Black liquor — energy production in European Union (27) was 549,906 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest black liquor — energy production recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 575,070 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest black liquor — energy production recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 298,845 TJ in 1990.
- How does European Union (27) rank for black liquor — energy production?
- European Union (27) ranks 9th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
- Is black liquor — energy production rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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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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.