Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 15,184 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Guinea-Bissau, 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 Guinea-Bissau is 15,184 TJ, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 20,089 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10,726 TJ, in 1990.
That places Guinea-Bissau 123rd out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,726 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 10,979 TJ | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 11,236 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 11,492 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 11,734 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 12,046 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 12,251 TJ | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 14,371 TJ | +17.3% |
| 1998 | 15,991 TJ | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 15,568 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 13,230 TJ | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 13,440 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 13,650 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 13,860 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 14,083 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 14,306 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 14,504 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 14,714 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 14,937 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 15,147 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 15,357 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 15,555 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 15,811 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 16,009 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 16,021 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 16,161 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 15,507 TJ | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 13,748 TJ | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 14,582 TJ | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 13,452 TJ | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 14,028 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 20,089 TJ | +43.2% |
| 2022 | 16,846 TJ | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 14,992 TJ | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 15,184 TJ | +1.3% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 15,184 TJ is below the median for low income countries, which is 82,407 TJ, 18% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 15,184 TJ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73,528 TJ, 21% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +43.2% | 14,028 TJ | 20,089 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,640 TJ | 10,726 TJ | 15,991 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,187 TJ | 13,230 TJ | 15,147 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,220 TJ | 13,452 TJ | 16,161 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,228 TJ | 14,028 TJ | 20,089 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 120 Ecuador 16,949 TJ compare
- 121 Costa Rica 16,346 TJ compare
- 122 Mauritania 15,470 TJ compare
- 124 Afghanistan 14,856 TJ compare
- 125 Lesotho 13,872 TJ compare
- 126 Libya 11,351 TJ compare
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0779 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 6.45 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy consumption in Guinea-Bissau?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Guinea-Bissau was 15,184 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 20,089 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,726 TJ in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 123rd out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.