Gaseous biofuels — Energy production by country
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...
Countries reporting
84
Highest
1.13 million TJ
OECD
Lowest
0 TJ
Georgia
Median
1,608 TJ
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
2,682
What the numbers show
Gaseous biofuels — Energy production is currently reported for 84 countries. The highest value is 1.13 million TJ in OECD; the lowest is 0 TJ in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,608 TJ, and the mean is 25,967 TJ.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Puerto Rico (up 4,664.1%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 100.0%).
Gaseous biofuels — Energy production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 1.13 million TJ | 2024 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Germany | 329,445 TJ | 2024 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Türkiye | 55,182 TJ | 2024 | up 471.7% | volatile |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 105,461 TJ | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Italy | 89,419 TJ | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 5 | France | 87,314 TJ | 2024 | up 242.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 355 TJ | 2024 | up 99.4% | rising |
| 6 | Thailand | 46,040 TJ | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Melanesia | 289.89 TJ | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 7 | Canada | 32,517 TJ | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 223.2 TJ | 2024 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 8 | Denmark | 32,233 TJ | 2024 | up 479.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Czechia | 25,241 TJ | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Polynesia | 0.1 TJ | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 10 | Australia and New Zealand | 22,727 TJ | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Brazil | 20,182 TJ | 2024 | up 281.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia | 18,978 TJ | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 17,598 TJ | 2024 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Poland | 17,458 TJ | 2024 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 15,227 TJ | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Nepal | 10,846 TJ | 2024 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Belgium | 10,350 TJ | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Republic of Korea | 9,650 TJ | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Austria | 7,947 TJ | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Finland | 7,835 TJ | 2024 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Greece | 7,548 TJ | 2024 | up 107.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Sweden | 7,374 TJ | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Malaysia | 6,872 TJ | 2024 | up 817.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Caribbean | 2,070 TJ | 2024 | up 2,016.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Switzerland | 6,362 TJ | 2024 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 5,890 TJ | 2024 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Hungary | 4,413 TJ | 2024 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Chile | 4,373 TJ | 2024 | up 88.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Ukraine | 4,057 TJ | 2024 | up 576.2% | rising |
| 29 | Portugal | 3,998 TJ | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 30 | New Zealand | 3,749 TJ | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 31 | Croatia | 2,936 TJ | 2024 | up 167.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Norway | 2,902 TJ | 2024 | up 383.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Serbia | 2,258 TJ | 2024 | up 950.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 2,258 TJ | 2024 | up 419.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Ireland | 2,124 TJ | 2024 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Lithuania | 1,954 TJ | 2024 | up 123.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Latvia | 1,858 TJ | 2024 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Belarus | 1,756 TJ | 2024 | up 370.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Uganda | 1,669 TJ | 2024 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 40 | Cuba | 1,619 TJ | 2024 | up 3,497.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Mexico | 1,598 TJ | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 42 | China | 1,286 TJ | 2024 | up 404.2% | volatile |
| 42 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1,286 TJ | 2024 | up 404.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1,149 TJ | 1999 | up 327.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Israel | 944.61 TJ | 2024 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 939.56 TJ | 2024 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 47 | Estonia | 900 TJ | 2024 | up 123.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovenia | 890.4 TJ | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Peru | 863.51 TJ | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Ecuador | 806 TJ | 2024 | up 135.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Romania | 765.32 TJ | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 649.15 TJ | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Indonesia | 542 TJ | 2024 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 54 | Cyprus | 513.91 TJ | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 55 | Guatemala | 357.13 TJ | 2024 | up 186.8% | rising |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | 285 TJ | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates | 197.64 TJ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Puerto Rico | 185.8 TJ | 2024 | up 4,664.1% | rising |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 160 TJ | 2024 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 60 | Mauritius | 159.8 TJ | 2024 | down 36.6% | rising |
| 61 | Japan | 150.03 TJ | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Malta | 115.58 TJ | 2024 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 63 | Iceland | 108.11 TJ | 2024 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 64 | El Salvador | 104.13 TJ | 2024 | down 74.7% | falling |
| 65 | Faroe Islands | 60.8 TJ | 2024 | — | rising |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 57 TJ | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 67 | Burkina Faso | 36 TJ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Kazakhstan | 26 TJ | 2024 | up 44.4% | falling |
| 69 | Myanmar | 22 TJ | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 70 | Liechtenstein | 18.3 TJ | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 17.4 TJ | 2024 | up 295.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Colombia | 14.21 TJ | 2024 | up 203.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Ghana | 7.2 TJ | 2024 | up 650.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Jordan | 7.2 TJ | 2024 | down 90.0% | falling |
| 75 | Cameroon | 7 TJ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Kenya | 0.204 TJ | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Samoa | 0.1 TJ | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 78 | Georgia | 0 TJ | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.24 million TJ
- Asia 132,502 TJ
- Annex I countries 1.12 million TJ
- Europe 808,074 TJ
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 12,573 TJ
- European Union (27) 684,253 TJ
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 2,520 TJ
- Western Europe 459,683 TJ
- Americas 276,924 TJ
- Northern America 240,314 TJ
- United States of America 207,797 TJ
- Middle Africa 7 TJ
- Northern Europe 162,810 TJ
- Southern Europe 123,388 TJ
- Non-Annex I countries 118,854 TJ
- Eastern Europe 62,193 TJ
- Western Asia 56,846 TJ
- South-Eastern Asia 53,476 TJ
- South America 32,379 TJ
- Oceania 23,017 TJ
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 15,592 TJ
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 13,871 TJ
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 12,649 TJ
- Eastern Asia 11,085 TJ
- Southern Asia 11,069 TJ
- Central America 2,161 TJ
- Africa 1,879 TJ
- Eastern Africa 1,829 TJ
- Western Africa 43.2 TJ
- Central Asia 26 TJ
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.