Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption in Africa
Africa: Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption was 1,675 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption in Africa, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, gaseous biofuels — energy consumption in Africa stood at 1,675 TJ. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gaseous biofuels — energy consumption in Africa peaked at 1,675 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7 TJ, in 2009.
That places Africa 20th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 TJ | 7 TJ | 7 TJ | 1 |
| 2010s | 921.67 TJ | 111 TJ | 1,347 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,489 TJ | 1,341 TJ | 1,675 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 359.84 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 266,831 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 10.45 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.39 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 312,792 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.99 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 22.51 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gaseous biofuels — energy consumption in Africa?
- Gaseous biofuels — energy consumption in Africa was 1,675 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gaseous biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,675 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest gaseous biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 TJ in 2009.
- How does Africa rank for gaseous biofuels — energy consumption?
- Africa ranks 20th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gaseous biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gaseous biofuels — 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.