Liquid biofuels — Energy production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Liquid biofuels — Energy production was 29,356 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Liquid biofuels — Energy production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 29,356 TJ for liquid biofuels — energy production in 2024.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid biofuels — energy production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 30,907 TJ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 331.2 TJ, in 2005.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Liquid biofuels — Energy production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 331.2 TJ | — |
| 2006 | 9,421 TJ | +2744.4% |
| 2007 | 16,089 TJ | +70.8% |
| 2008 | 11,878 TJ | -26.2% |
| 2009 | 8,894 TJ | -25.1% |
| 2010 | 11,680 TJ | +31.3% |
| 2011 | 7,204 TJ | -38.3% |
| 2012 | 12,433 TJ | +72.6% |
| 2013 | 20,974 TJ | +68.7% |
| 2014 | 16,250 TJ | -22.5% |
| 2015 | 12,558 TJ | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 22,555 TJ | +79.6% |
| 2017 | 30,907 TJ | +37.0% |
| 2018 | 28,394 TJ | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 24,342 TJ | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 25,231 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 25,432 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 27,088 TJ | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 28,154 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 29,356 TJ | +4.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid biofuels — Energy production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +2744.4% | 331.2 TJ | 9,421 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,323 TJ | 331.2 TJ | 16,089 TJ | 5 |
| 2010s | 18,730 TJ | 7,204 TJ | 30,907 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,052 TJ | 25,231 TJ | 29,356 TJ | 5 |
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More environment data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.444 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.84 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 198,000 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 7.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid biofuels — energy production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Liquid biofuels — energy production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 29,356 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest liquid biofuels — energy production recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 30,907 TJ in 2017.
- What is the lowest liquid biofuels — energy production recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 331.2 TJ in 2005.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for liquid biofuels — energy production?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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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.