Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption was 238 TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 238 TJ for gaseous biofuels — energy consumption in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 98.0% on the previous year and down 94.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gaseous biofuels — energy consumption in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 11,868 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 238 TJ, in 2024.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 31st of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,600 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 2,977 TJ | +14.5% |
| 1992 | 2,788 TJ | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 1,846 TJ | -33.8% |
| 1994 | 2,675 TJ | +44.9% |
| 1995 | 2,788 TJ | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 2,864 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 2,751 TJ | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 2,563 TJ | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 2,563 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,337 TJ | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 2,398 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2,551 TJ | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 2,517 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 2,577 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 2,592 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2,261 TJ | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 2,462 TJ | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 2,474 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2,520 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 2,880 TJ | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 3,318 TJ | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 3,479 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 3,804 TJ | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 4,264 TJ | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 4,577 TJ | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 5,395 TJ | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 5,919 TJ | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 6,442 TJ | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 7,325 TJ | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 8,644 TJ | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 10,919 TJ | +26.3% |
| 2022 | 11,390 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 11,868 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 238 TJ | -98.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -98.0% | 11,868 TJ | 238 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,642 TJ | 1,846 TJ | 2,977 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,469 TJ | 2,261 TJ | 2,592 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,740 TJ | 2,880 TJ | 7,325 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,612 TJ | 238 TJ | 11,868 TJ | 5 |
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More environment data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.444 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.84 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 39,669 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 872,000 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0.1148 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 132,472 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 116,000 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 13.73 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gaseous biofuels — energy consumption in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Gaseous biofuels — energy consumption in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 238 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gaseous biofuels — energy consumption recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 11,868 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest gaseous biofuels — energy consumption recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 238 TJ in 2024.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for gaseous biofuels — energy consumption?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 31st out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gaseous biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.