Gaseous biofuels — Energy production in Europe
Europe: Gaseous biofuels — Energy production was 808,074 TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gaseous biofuels — Energy production in Europe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Europe recorded 808,074 TJ for gaseous biofuels — energy production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gaseous biofuels — energy production in Europe peaked at 808,074 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17,231 TJ, in 1990.
Europe ranks 3rd of 30 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49,422 TJ | 17,231 TJ | 78,003 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 188,946 TJ | 95,094 TJ | 323,858 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 602,238 TJ | 374,782 TJ | 709,965 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 773,864 TJ | 727,860 TJ | 808,074 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More environment data for Europe
- Arable land — Area 270,153 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 15,732 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.46 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.33 kg/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.38 ha/cap (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 9.69 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 3.97 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 13.89 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.35 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gaseous biofuels — energy production in Europe?
- Gaseous biofuels — energy production in Europe was 808,074 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gaseous biofuels — energy production recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 808,074 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest gaseous biofuels — energy production recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,231 TJ in 1990.
- How does Europe rank for gaseous biofuels — energy production?
- Europe ranks 3rd out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gaseous biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gaseous biofuels — Energy production. 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.