Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Western Europe
Western Europe: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 999,437 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Western Europe, 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 Western Europe is 999,437 TJ, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Western Europe peaked at 1.13 million TJ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 545,847 TJ, in 1990.
Western Europe ranks 22nd of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 674,893 TJ | 545,847 TJ | 734,094 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 813,279 TJ | 675,496 TJ | 949,340 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 million TJ | 965,612 TJ | 1.13 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million TJ | 970,099 TJ | 1.10 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More environment data for Western Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 859,653 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.48 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 103.86 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 17.43 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 25.27 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 15.74 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 3.83 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.64 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.24 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 528,005 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy consumption in Western Europe?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Western Europe was 999,437 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 million TJ in 2013.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 545,847 TJ in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Western Europe ranks 22nd out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.