Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Africa
Africa: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 9.46 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid biofuels — energy consumption in Africa is 9.46 million TJ, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Africa peaked at 9.47 million TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.71 million TJ, in 1993.
That places Africa 6th out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.44 million TJ | 4.71 million TJ | 6.17 million TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.93 million TJ | 6.28 million TJ | 7.64 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.28 million TJ | 7.70 million TJ | 8.92 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.33 million TJ | 9.13 million TJ | 9.47 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.23 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.99 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 3.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.45 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.69 kg/cap (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 29.15 % (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 93.76 USD (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.30 million t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.61 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 17,555 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy consumption in Africa?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Africa was 9.46 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.47 million TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.71 million TJ in 1993.
- How does Africa rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Africa ranks 6th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid 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.