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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 OECD 1.13 million TJ 2024 up 27.8% volatile
2 Germany 329,445 TJ 2024 up 10.5% 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
6 Türkiye 55,182 TJ 2024 up 471.7% volatile
7 Thailand 46,040 TJ 2024 up 20.3% volatile
8 Canada 32,517 TJ 2024 up 35.5% rising
9 Denmark 32,233 TJ 2024 up 479.6% volatile
10 Czechia 25,241 TJ 2024 down 0.8% volatile
11 Australia and New Zealand 22,727 TJ 2024 up 18.2% volatile
12 Brazil 20,182 TJ 2024 up 281.7% volatile
13 Australia 18,978 TJ 2024 up 16.3% rising
14 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 17,598 TJ 2024 up 34.4% volatile
15 Poland 17,458 TJ 2024 up 101.0% volatile
16 Spain 15,227 TJ 2024 up 2.9% volatile
17 Nepal 10,846 TJ 2024 up 61.6% volatile
18 Belgium 10,350 TJ 2024 up 13.4% volatile
19 Republic of Korea 9,650 TJ 2024 up 3.4% volatile
20 Austria 7,947 TJ 2024 down 33.2% volatile
21 Finland 7,835 TJ 2024 up 87.8% volatile
22 Greece 7,548 TJ 2024 up 107.4% volatile
23 Sweden 7,374 TJ 2024 up 28.8% volatile
24 Malaysia 6,872 TJ 2024 up 817.5% volatile
25 Switzerland 6,362 TJ 2024 up 46.9% rising
26 Slovakia 5,890 TJ 2024 up 46.3% volatile
27 Hungary 4,413 TJ 2024 up 32.8% volatile
28 Chile 4,373 TJ 2024 up 88.1% volatile
29 Ukraine 4,057 TJ 2024 up 576.2% rising
30 Portugal 3,998 TJ 2024 up 16.5% volatile
31 New Zealand 3,749 TJ 2024 up 29.0% rising
32 Croatia 2,936 TJ 2024 up 167.9% volatile
33 Norway 2,902 TJ 2024 up 383.7% volatile
34 Serbia 2,258 TJ 2024 up 950.3% volatile
35 Bulgaria 2,258 TJ 2024 up 419.0% volatile
36 Ireland 2,124 TJ 2024 down 2.9% volatile
37 Caribbean 2,070 TJ 2024 up 2,016.5% volatile
38 Lithuania 1,954 TJ 2024 up 123.1% volatile
39 Latvia 1,858 TJ 2024 down 40.8% volatile
40 Belarus 1,756 TJ 2024 up 370.8% volatile
41 Uganda 1,669 TJ 2024 up 64.3% rising
42 Cuba 1,619 TJ 2024 up 3,497.0% volatile
43 Mexico 1,598 TJ 2024 down 17.6% volatile
44 China 1,286 TJ 2024 up 404.2% volatile
44 China, Taiwan Province of 1,286 TJ 2024 up 404.2% volatile
46 Belgium-Luxembourg 1,149 TJ 1999 up 327.1% volatile
47 Israel 944.61 TJ 2024 up 59.3% rising
48 North Macedonia 939.56 TJ 2024 up 81.1% rising
49 Estonia 900 TJ 2024 up 123.3% volatile
50 Slovenia 890.4 TJ 2024 down 31.0% volatile
51 Peru 863.51 TJ 2024 up 3.3% volatile
52 Ecuador 806 TJ 2024 up 135.8% volatile
53 Romania 765.32 TJ 2024 down 5.5% volatile
54 Luxembourg 649.15 TJ 2024 down 7.4% volatile
55 Indonesia 542 TJ 2024 up 43.0% rising
56 Cyprus 513.91 TJ 2024 up 8.2% rising
57 Guatemala 357.13 TJ 2024 up 186.8% rising
58 Republic of Moldova 355 TJ 2024 up 99.4% rising
59 Melanesia 289.89 TJ 2024 up 16.0% rising
60 Papua New Guinea 285 TJ 2024 up 14.0% rising
61 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 223.2 TJ 2024 up 75.7% rising
62 United Arab Emirates 197.64 TJ 2024 volatile
63 Puerto Rico 185.8 TJ 2024 up 4,664.1% rising
64 Dominican Republic 160 TJ 2024 up 63.6% rising
65 Mauritius 159.8 TJ 2024 down 36.6% rising
66 Japan 150.03 TJ 2024 down 45.2% volatile
67 Malta 115.58 TJ 2024 up 58.3% rising
68 Iceland 108.11 TJ 2024 up 52.3% volatile
69 El Salvador 104.13 TJ 2024 down 74.7% falling
70 Faroe Islands 60.8 TJ 2024 rising
71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 57 TJ 2024 down 9.5% falling
72 Burkina Faso 36 TJ 2024 unchanged flat
73 Kazakhstan 26 TJ 2024 up 44.4% falling
74 Myanmar 22 TJ 2024 up 4.8% rising
75 Liechtenstein 18.3 TJ 2024 down 12.9% rising
76 Costa Rica 17.4 TJ 2024 up 295.5% volatile
77 Colombia 14.21 TJ 2024 up 203.7% volatile
78 Ghana 7.2 TJ 2024 up 650.0% volatile
78 Jordan 7.2 TJ 2024 down 90.0% falling
80 Cameroon 7 TJ 2024 unchanged flat
81 Kenya 0.204 TJ 2024 down 94.9% volatile
82 Samoa 0.1 TJ 2024 up 42.9% rising
82 Polynesia 0.1 TJ 2024 up 42.9% rising
84 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.

About this data

Indicator
Gaseous biofuels — Energy production
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
114 places, 2,682 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.