Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 212,475 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Southern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 212,475 TJ for solid biofuels — energy consumption in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Southern Africa peaked at 435,259 TJ in 1998 and was at its lowest, 187,653 TJ, in 2016.
Southern Africa ranks 30th of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 410,167 TJ | 373,211 TJ | 435,259 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 325,647 TJ | 288,267 TJ | 395,840 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 201,546 TJ | 187,653 TJ | 221,478 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 211,763 TJ | 209,465 TJ | 213,590 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 152.42 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 4.38 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 12.74 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 267,335 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 265,067 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 165,032 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 165,032 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 62.26 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.37 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 13,812 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy consumption in Southern Africa?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Southern Africa was 212,475 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 435,259 TJ in 1998.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 187,653 TJ in 2016.
- How does Southern Africa rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Southern Africa ranks 30th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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.