Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Western Asia
Western Asia: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 112,989 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Western Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 112,989 TJ for solid biofuels — energy consumption in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Western Asia peaked at 351,525 TJ in 1993 and was at its lowest, 103,960 TJ, in 2021.
Western Asia ranks 29th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 309,717 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 310,252 TJ | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 339,417 TJ | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 351,525 TJ | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 322,163 TJ | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 324,165 TJ | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 337,671 TJ | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 330,812 TJ | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 332,183 TJ | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 323,097 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 310,902 TJ | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 301,683 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 293,618 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 286,499 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 277,720 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 269,509 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 248,933 TJ | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 248,503 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 238,855 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 230,032 TJ | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 225,625 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 188,208 TJ | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 184,948 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 189,413 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 181,717 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 166,814 TJ | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 158,167 TJ | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 146,788 TJ | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 107,567 TJ | -26.7% |
| 2019 | 104,055 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 106,608 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 103,960 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 109,323 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 114,630 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 112,989 TJ | -1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Western Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -26.7% | 146,788 TJ | 107,567 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 328,100 TJ | 309,717 TJ | 351,525 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 270,625 TJ | 230,032 TJ | 310,902 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 165,330 TJ | 104,055 TJ | 225,625 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 109,502 TJ | 103,960 TJ | 114,630 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 216,297 TJ compare
- 26 Italy 276,625 TJ compare
- 27 Poland 273,991 TJ compare
- 28 Zambia 268,918 TJ compare
- 28 Caribbean 143,392 TJ compare
- 29 Sweden 244,336 TJ compare
- 30 Angola 236,430 TJ compare
- 31 Cabo Verde 1,350 TJ compare
- 31 Madagascar 202,067 TJ compare
- 32 Finland 200,994 TJ compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 5.12 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 4.72 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 474.77 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy consumption in Western Asia?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Western Asia was 112,989 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 351,525 TJ in 1993.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 103,960 TJ in 2021.
- How does Western Asia rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Western Asia ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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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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.