Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Spain
Spain: Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption was 25,576 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Spain, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Spain is 25,576 TJ, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 98.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Spain peaked at 39,615 TJ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7,831 TJ, in 2000.
That places Spain 23rd out of 92 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Spain, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36,214 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 37,466 TJ | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 36,984 TJ | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 36,906 TJ | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 37,094 TJ | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 29,567 TJ | -20.3% |
| 1996 | 29,569 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 30,428 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 30,487 TJ | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 16,818 TJ | -44.8% |
| 2000 | 7,831 TJ | -53.4% |
| 2001 | 23,704 TJ | +202.7% |
| 2002 | 30,173 TJ | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 29,707 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 29,775 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 30,370 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 31,990 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 32,054 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 39,615 TJ | +23.6% |
| 2009 | 32,686 TJ | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 35,399 TJ | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 21,584 TJ | -39.0% |
| 2012 | 21,774 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 20,051 TJ | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 12,893 TJ | -35.7% |
| 2015 | 31,242 TJ | +142.3% |
| 2016 | 29,851 TJ | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 26,827 TJ | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 27,282 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 27,306 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 20,397 TJ | -25.3% |
| 2021 | 22,173 TJ | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 24,436 TJ | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 25,576 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 25,576 TJ | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 25,576 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,517 TJ, 3.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Spain's 25,576 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,698 TJ, 6.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +202.7% | 7,831 TJ | 23,704 TJ |
| 2015 | +142.3% | 12,893 TJ | 31,242 TJ |
| 2000 | -53.4% | 16,818 TJ | 7,831 TJ |
| 1999 | -44.8% | 30,487 TJ | 16,818 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,153 TJ | 16,818 TJ | 37,466 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,790 TJ | 7,831 TJ | 39,615 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,421 TJ | 12,893 TJ | 35,399 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,632 TJ | 20,397 TJ | 25,576 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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 -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Spain?
- Other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Spain was 25,576 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 39,615 TJ in 2008.
- What is the lowest other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,831 TJ in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption?
- Spain ranks 23rd out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption. 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.