Black liquor — Energy production in World

World: Black liquor — Energy production was 2.30 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.30 million TJ
Change on year
up 29.5%
Rank
1st
of 25 groups
All-time high
2.30 million TJ
in 2024
All-time low
1.39 million TJ
in 2009
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Black liquor — Energy production in World, 1990–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1990200720241990: 1.6M TJ1991: 1.6M TJ1992: 1.8M TJ1993: 1.5M TJ1994: 1.6M TJ1995: 1.6M TJ1996: 1.7M TJ1997: 1.8M TJ1998: 1.8M TJ1999: 1.6M TJ2000: 1.6M TJ2001: 1.5M TJ2002: 1.5M TJ2003: 1.5M TJ2004: 1.6M TJ2005: 1.6M TJ2006: 1.5M TJ2007: 1.5M TJ2008: 1.5M TJ2009: 1.4M TJ2010: 1.6M TJ2011: 1.6M TJ2012: 1.6M TJ2013: 1.7M TJ2014: 1.8M TJ2015: 1.7M TJ2016: 1.7M TJ2017: 1.7M TJ2018: 1.8M TJ2019: 1.9M TJ2020: 1.8M TJ2021: 1.8M TJ2022: 1.8M TJ2023: 1.8M TJ2024: 2.3M TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

World recorded 2.30 million TJ for black liquor — energy production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.5% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, black liquor — energy production in World peaked at 2.30 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.39 million TJ, in 2009.

That places World 1st out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.65 million TJ 1.52 million TJ 1.78 million TJ 10
2000s 1.52 million TJ 1.39 million TJ 1.61 million TJ 10
2010s 1.70 million TJ 1.57 million TJ 1.87 million TJ 10
2020s 1.89 million TJ 1.76 million TJ 2.30 million TJ 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 1.64 million TJ compare
  2. 2 Sweden 179,671 TJ compare
  3. 3 Canada 149,023 TJ compare
  4. 4 Finland 141,793 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is black liquor — energy production in World?
Black liquor — energy production in World was 2.30 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest black liquor — energy production recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 2.30 million TJ in 2024.
What is the lowest black liquor — energy production recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 1.39 million TJ in 2009.
How does World rank for black liquor — energy production?
World ranks 1st out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
Is black liquor — energy production rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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

Indicator
Black liquor — Energy production
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
56 places, 1,609 data points, 1990–2024
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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.