Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption was 1,669 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption in Eastern Africa, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, gaseous biofuels — energy consumption in Eastern Africa stood at 1,669 TJ. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gaseous biofuels — energy consumption in Eastern Africa peaked at 1,669 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7 TJ, in 2009.
Eastern Africa ranks 19th of 24 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 TJ | — |
| 2010 | 111 TJ | +1485.7% |
| 2011 | 339 TJ | +205.4% |
| 2012 | 549 TJ | +61.9% |
| 2013 | 924 TJ | +68.3% |
| 2014 | 1,016 TJ | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 1,129 TJ | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 1,195 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 1,258 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 1,341 TJ | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 1,324 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,335 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1,340 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,465 TJ | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 1,605 TJ | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 1,669 TJ | +4.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption in Eastern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +1485.7% | 7 TJ | 111 TJ |
| 2011 | +205.4% | 111 TJ | 339 TJ |
| 2013 | +68.3% | 549 TJ | 924 TJ |
| 2012 | +61.9% | 339 TJ | 549 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 TJ | 7 TJ | 7 TJ | 1 |
| 2010s | 918.67 TJ | 111 TJ | 1,341 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,483 TJ | 1,335 TJ | 1,669 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 97,059 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 4.52 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 17.47 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 11.13 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gaseous biofuels — energy consumption in Eastern Africa?
- Gaseous biofuels — energy consumption in Eastern Africa was 1,669 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gaseous biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,669 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest gaseous biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 TJ in 2009.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for gaseous biofuels — energy consumption?
- Eastern Africa ranks 19th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gaseous biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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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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.