Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in Greece
Greece: Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption was 9,287 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in Greece, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Greece recorded 9,287 TJ for liquid biofuels — energy consumption in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid biofuels — energy consumption in Greece peaked at 9,287 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,877 TJ, in 2006.
That places Greece 28th out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in Greece, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,877 TJ | — |
| 2007 | 3,459 TJ | +84.3% |
| 2008 | 2,797 TJ | -19.1% |
| 2009 | 3,165 TJ | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 5,189 TJ | +64.0% |
| 2011 | 4,306 TJ | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 5,189 TJ | +20.5% |
| 2013 | 5,778 TJ | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 6,293 TJ | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 6,624 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 6,918 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 6,942 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 7,000 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 8,087 TJ | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 8,570 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 9,274 TJ | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 8,993 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 9,287 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 9,287 TJ | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 9,287 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,916 TJ, 1.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Greece's 9,287 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,916 TJ, 1.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +84.3% | 1,877 TJ | 3,459 TJ |
| 2010 | +64.0% | 3,165 TJ | 5,189 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,824 TJ | 1,877 TJ | 3,459 TJ | 4 |
| 2010s | 6,233 TJ | 4,306 TJ | 8,087 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,082 TJ | 8,570 TJ | 9,287 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid biofuels — energy consumption in Greece?
- Liquid biofuels — energy consumption in Greece was 9,287 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest liquid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 9,287 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest liquid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,877 TJ in 2006.
- How does Greece rank for liquid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Greece ranks 28th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption. 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.