Gaseous biofuels — Energy production in Switzerland
Switzerland: Gaseous biofuels — Energy production was 6,362 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gaseous biofuels — Energy production in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 6,362 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 1.9% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gaseous biofuels — energy production in Switzerland peaked at 6,362 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,603 TJ, in 1990.
That places Switzerland 25th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,066 TJ | 1,603 TJ | 2,414 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,515 TJ | 2,352 TJ | 2,841 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,394 TJ | 3,143 TJ | 5,564 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,072 TJ | 5,742 TJ | 6,362 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More environment data for Switzerland
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 12.27 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 52 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 178.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 26.99 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 71.56 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,066 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 25.38 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 26.73 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 398.38 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gaseous biofuels — energy production in Switzerland?
- Gaseous biofuels — energy production in Switzerland was 6,362 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gaseous biofuels — energy production recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 6,362 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest gaseous biofuels — energy production recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,603 TJ in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for gaseous biofuels — energy production?
- Switzerland ranks 25th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gaseous biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.