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 32 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.
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 545,847 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 734,094 TJ | +34.5% |
| 1992 | 707,700 TJ | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 688,035 TJ | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 631,691 TJ | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 649,903 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 689,087 TJ | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 697,352 TJ | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 706,681 TJ | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 698,538 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 687,111 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 705,197 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 675,496 TJ | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 784,349 TJ | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 814,587 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 845,421 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 851,951 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 872,105 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 949,340 TJ | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 947,230 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.09 million TJ | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 978,432 TJ | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 1.08 million TJ | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million TJ | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 965,612 TJ | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 1.00 million TJ | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.02 million TJ | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 million TJ | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.02 million TJ | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.03 million TJ | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 970,099 TJ | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.10 million TJ | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 1.09 million TJ | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.00 million TJ | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 999,437 TJ | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Western Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +34.5% | 545,847 TJ | 734,094 TJ |
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Watermelons — Production 25,280 t (2024)
- Watermelons — Yield 25,535 kg/ha (2024)
- Watermelons — Area harvested 990 ha (2024)
- Watermelons — Gross Production Value 5,865 1000 Int$ (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 -4.46 % change on previous year (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 32 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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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.