Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Asia

Asia: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 16.43 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16.43 million TJ
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
3rd
of 35 groups
All-time high
16.43 million TJ
in 2024
All-time low
11.85 million TJ
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Asia, 1990–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M1990200720241990: 11.8M TJ1991: 11.9M TJ1992: 11.9M TJ1993: 11.9M TJ1994: 12.0M TJ1995: 12.3M TJ1996: 12.2M TJ1997: 12.4M TJ1998: 12.5M TJ1999: 12.6M TJ2000: 12.6M TJ2001: 12.5M TJ2002: 12.6M TJ2003: 12.8M TJ2004: 12.9M TJ2005: 13.1M TJ2006: 13.3M TJ2007: 13.5M TJ2008: 13.6M TJ2009: 13.6M TJ2010: 13.7M TJ2011: 13.7M TJ2012: 13.9M TJ2013: 14.3M TJ2014: 14.7M TJ2015: 14.7M TJ2016: 14.8M TJ2017: 14.9M TJ2018: 15.1M TJ2019: 15.2M TJ2020: 15.4M TJ2021: 15.9M TJ2022: 16.1M TJ2023: 16.4M TJ2024: 16.4M TJ

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

Analysis

Asia recorded 16.43 million TJ for solid biofuels — energy consumption in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Asia peaked at 16.43 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.85 million TJ, in 1990.

Asia ranks 3rd of 35 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.14 million TJ 11.85 million TJ 12.55 million TJ 10
2000s 13.05 million TJ 12.55 million TJ 13.58 million TJ 10
2010s 14.50 million TJ 13.70 million TJ 15.23 million TJ 10
2020s 16.05 million TJ 15.39 million TJ 16.43 million TJ 5

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 India 7.46 million TJ compare
  2. 2 OECD 5.95 million TJ compare
  3. 3 China 4.64 million TJ compare
  4. 4 China, mainland 4.63 million TJ compare
  5. 5 Brazil 2.08 million TJ compare
  6. 6 Ethiopia 1.43 million TJ compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid biofuels — energy consumption in Asia?
Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Asia was 16.43 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 16.43 million TJ in 2024.
What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 11.85 million TJ in 1990.
How does Asia rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
Asia ranks 3rd out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia 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

Indicator
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
261 places, 8,593 data points, 1990–2024
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