Liquid biofuels — Energy production in Northern America

Northern America: Liquid biofuels — Energy production was 1.99 million TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.99 million TJ
Change on year
up 7.8%
Rank
5th
of 12 groups
All-time high
1.99 million TJ
in 2024
All-time low
78,256 TJ
in 1996
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Liquid biofuels — Energy production in Northern America, 1993–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1993200820241993: 92.7k TJ1994: 102.9k TJ1995: 108.9k TJ1996: 78.3k TJ1997: 102.4k TJ1998: 114.7k TJ1999: 122.0k TJ2000: 125.2k TJ2001: 131.9k TJ2002: 174.1k TJ2003: 238.1k TJ2004: 295.3k TJ2005: 345.8k TJ2006: 442.0k TJ2007: 608.7k TJ2008: 856.3k TJ2009: 977.2k TJ2010: 1.1M TJ2011: 1.3M TJ2012: 1.2M TJ2013: 1.3M TJ2014: 1.3M TJ2015: 1.4M TJ2016: 1.5M TJ2017: 1.5M TJ2018: 1.6M TJ2019: 1.5M TJ2020: 1.4M TJ2021: 1.6M TJ2022: 1.7M TJ2023: 1.9M TJ2024: 2.0M TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

The most recent figure for liquid biofuels — energy production in Northern America is 1.99 million TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liquid biofuels — energy production in Northern America peaked at 1.99 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78,256 TJ, in 1996.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 103,122 TJ 78,256 TJ 122,020 TJ 7
2000s 419,455 TJ 125,178 TJ 977,234 TJ 10
2010s 1.37 million TJ 1.12 million TJ 1.56 million TJ 10
2020s 1.70 million TJ 1.38 million TJ 1.99 million TJ 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 2 Brazil 1.11 million TJ compare
  2. 3 China (People’s Republic of) 412,585 TJ compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 412,582 TJ compare
  4. 5 Indonesia 412,512 TJ compare
  5. 6 Germany 151,617 TJ compare
  6. 7 India 93,887 TJ compare
  7. 8 Thailand 81,536 TJ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liquid biofuels — energy production in Northern America?
Liquid biofuels — energy production in Northern America was 1.99 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest liquid biofuels — energy production recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 1.99 million TJ in 2024.
What is the lowest liquid biofuels — energy production recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 78,256 TJ in 1996.
How does Northern America rank for liquid biofuels — energy production?
Northern America ranks 5th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is liquid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Northern America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Liquid biofuels — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liquid biofuels — Energy production
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
100 places, 2,208 data points, 1990–2024
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