Solid biofuels — Energy production by country
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...
Countries reporting
209
Highest
8.43 million TJ
India
Lowest
0.2284 TJ
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Median
37,800 TJ
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
8,188
What the numbers show
Solid biofuels — Energy production is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 8.43 million TJ in India; the lowest is 0.2284 TJ in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
The median across all reporting countries is 37,800 TJ, and the mean is 272,493 TJ.
Over the past decade 131 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia and Montenegro (up 175.5%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 79.3%).
Solid biofuels — Energy production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 8.43 million TJ | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 2 | OECD | 8.11 million TJ | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 3 | China | 5.28 million TJ | 2024 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 4 | China, mainland | 5.27 million TJ | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 3.62 million TJ | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 1.80 million TJ | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.40 million TJ | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 8 | Nigeria | 1.37 million TJ | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 9 | Uganda | 896,898 TJ | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 10 | Indonesia | 874,002 TJ | 2024 | up 42.1% | falling |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 854,208 TJ | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 12 | Kenya | 775,078 TJ | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 722,933 TJ | 2024 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 14 | Pakistan | 675,738 TJ | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 617,479 TJ | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 526,553 TJ | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 17 | Sudan (former) | 486,645 TJ | 2011 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 18 | Guatemala | 471,349 TJ | 2024 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 19 | France | 441,588 TJ | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 20 | Canada | 425,352 TJ | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 21 | Sweden | 407,315 TJ | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 395,778 TJ | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 23 | Philippines | 377,333 TJ | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 24 | Chile | 373,418 TJ | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 25 | Côte d'Ivoire | 372,024 TJ | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 26 | Mozambique | 369,160 TJ | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 358,905 TJ | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 28 | Zambia | 356,466 TJ | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 29 | Mexico | 353,676 TJ | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 30 | Finland | 349,417 TJ | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 348,902 TJ | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 32 | Nepal | 344,673 TJ | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 33 | Myanmar | 332,407 TJ | 2024 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 34 | Angola | 330,414 TJ | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 35 | Japan | 328,122 TJ | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 36 | Cameroon | 325,229 TJ | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 283,011 TJ | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Madagascar | 281,165 TJ | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 39 | Spain | 228,853 TJ | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 40 | Australia and New Zealand | 216,938 TJ | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 41 | Austria | 206,605 TJ | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 42 | Sudan | 202,231 TJ | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 43 | Caribbean | 198,354 TJ | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 44 | Colombia | 196,243 TJ | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 45 | Australia | 181,445 TJ | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 46 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 177,580 TJ | 2024 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Ghana | 168,558 TJ | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 48 | Somalia | 167,276 TJ | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 161,137 TJ | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 50 | Mali | 154,236 TJ | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 51 | Egypt | 152,209 TJ | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 52 | Malawi | 150,050 TJ | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 53 | Ukraine | 147,268 TJ | 2024 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Haiti | 141,151 TJ | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 55 | Czechia | 141,116 TJ | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 56 | Uruguay | 138,034 TJ | 2024 | up 88.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Togo | 132,712 TJ | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 131,748 TJ | 2024 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 59 | Benin | 131,186 TJ | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 60 | Türkiye | 125,389 TJ | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 61 | Peru | 121,509 TJ | 2024 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 62 | Portugal | 121,195 TJ | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 63 | Guinea | 115,692 TJ | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 64 | Latvia | 114,309 TJ | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 65 | Romania | 112,238 TJ | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 66 | Russian Federation | 106,065 TJ | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 67 | Liberia | 101,462 TJ | 2024 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 68 | Argentina | 97,032 TJ | 2024 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 69 | Rwanda | 91,929 TJ | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 70 | Niger | 87,863 TJ | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 71 | Republic of Korea | 87,842 TJ | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 84,737 TJ | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Senegal | 80,486 TJ | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 74 | Chad | 79,518 TJ | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 75 | Hungary | 78,631 TJ | 2024 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 76 | Belarus | 77,012 TJ | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 77 | Melanesia | 75,962 TJ | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 78 | Honduras | 75,697 TJ | 2024 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 79 | Congo | 73,425 TJ | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 80 | Estonia | 72,956 TJ | 2024 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Serbia | 69,001 TJ | 2024 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 82 | Denmark | 65,720 TJ | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 65,625 TJ | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 84 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 65,070 TJ | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 85 | Nicaragua | 65,017 TJ | 2022 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 86 | Paraguay | 63,832 TJ | 2024 | down 42.0% | flat |
| 87 | Cambodia | 63,281 TJ | 2024 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 88 | Croatia | 62,170 TJ | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 60,830 TJ | 2024 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | 57,336 TJ | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 91 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 56,790 TJ | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 92 | Belgium | 56,146 TJ | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 93 | Burundi | 55,270 TJ | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 54,870 TJ | 2024 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Tajikistan | 53,833 TJ | 2024 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 96 | Lithuania | 52,560 TJ | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 97 | Morocco | 51,456 TJ | 2024 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 98 | Switzerland | 50,501 TJ | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 99 | Slovakia | 48,857 TJ | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Norway | 47,943 TJ | 2024 | up 49.3% | flat |
| 101 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 47,536 TJ | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 102 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 47,158 TJ | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 103 | Tunisia | 46,285 TJ | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 104 | Gabon | 46,135 TJ | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 105 | Serbia and Montenegro | 37,800 TJ | 2004 | up 175.5% | rising |
| 106 | Greece | 36,362 TJ | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 107 | New Zealand | 35,494 TJ | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 108 | Botswana | 33,828 TJ | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 109 | Dominican Republic | 33,560 TJ | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 110 | Eritrea | 32,584 TJ | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 111 | Namibia | 32,427 TJ | 2024 | up 131.9% | rising |
| 112 | South Sudan | 32,073 TJ | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 113 | Malaysia | 31,932 TJ | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 114 | Eswatini | 26,938 TJ | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 115 | Libya | 26,306 TJ | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 116 | Republic of Moldova | 22,442 TJ | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Slovenia | 22,104 TJ | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 118 | Mauritania | 21,924 TJ | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 119 | Ecuador | 21,514 TJ | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 120 | Afghanistan | 18,955 TJ | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 121 | El Salvador | 18,384 TJ | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 122 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 18,380 TJ | 2024 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 123 | Guinea-Bissau | 17,411 TJ | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 124 | Costa Rica | 17,175 TJ | 2024 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 125 | Lesotho | 13,843 TJ | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 126 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 13,799 TJ | 1999 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 127 | Cuba | 12,962 TJ | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Panama | 10,888 TJ | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 129 | Jamaica | 8,819 TJ | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 130 | Montenegro | 7,887 TJ | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 131 | Ireland | 7,855 TJ | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 132 | Georgia | 7,491 TJ | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 133 | Gambia | 7,472 TJ | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 134 | China, Taiwan Province of | 6,824 TJ | 2024 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 135 | Luxembourg | 6,560 TJ | 2024 | up 137.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Armenia | 6,417 TJ | 2024 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 137 | North Macedonia | 6,268 TJ | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 138 | Mongolia | 6,204 TJ | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 139 | Mauritius | 6,112 TJ | 2024 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 140 | Fiji | 6,021 TJ | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 141 | Yemen | 5,991 TJ | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 142 | Albania | 5,653 TJ | 2024 | down 30.7% | flat |
| 143 | Lebanon | 4,933 TJ | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 144 | Belize | 4,767 TJ | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 145 | Comoros | 4,181 TJ | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 146 | Equatorial Guinea | 4,083 TJ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Djibouti | 3,936 TJ | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 148 | Jordan | 3,688 TJ | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 149 | Solomon Islands | 3,362 TJ | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 150 | Guyana | 3,340 TJ | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 151 | Palestine | 2,738 TJ | 2024 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Iraq | 2,230 TJ | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 153 | Kazakhstan | 1,803 TJ | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 154 | Suriname | 1,499 TJ | 2024 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 155 | Cabo Verde | 1,370 TJ | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 156 | Guadeloupe | 1,295 TJ | 2010 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 157 | Bhutan | 1,232 TJ | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 158 | French Guiana | 1,182 TJ | 2010 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 159 | Polynesia | 1,175 TJ | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 160 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,074 TJ | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 161 | Cyprus | 1,065 TJ | 2024 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Samoa | 1,047 TJ | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 163 | Uzbekistan | 1,044 TJ | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Azerbaijan | 918.54 TJ | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Vanuatu | 831.28 TJ | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 166 | Micronesia | 809.8 TJ | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 167 | Timor-Leste | 603.27 TJ | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 168 | Kiribati | 587.08 TJ | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | 566.37 TJ | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 170 | Oman | 505.73 TJ | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 171 | Barbados | 436.62 TJ | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 172 | Algeria | 365.4 TJ | 2024 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Syrian Arab Republic | 344.16 TJ | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 174 | Martinique | 338.46 TJ | 2010 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 175 | Grenada | 336.29 TJ | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 176 | Trinidad and Tobago | 265.58 TJ | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Singapore | 242.31 TJ | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 178 | Mayotte | 242.08 TJ | 2010 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 179 | Marshall Islands | 197 TJ | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 180 | Kuwait | 196.88 TJ | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 181 | Israel | 183 TJ | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 182 | Maldives | 154.38 TJ | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 183 | New Caledonia | 122.41 TJ | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 184 | Brunei Darussalam | 106.25 TJ | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 185 | Liechtenstein | 102.31 TJ | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Turkmenistan | 80.28 TJ | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 187 | Bahrain | 69.7 TJ | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 188 | Dominica | 66.14 TJ | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 189 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 63.03 TJ | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 190 | Cook Islands | 57 TJ | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 191 | Qatar | 46.56 TJ | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 192 | French Polynesia | 43.85 TJ | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 193 | United States Virgin Islands | 30.33 TJ | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 193 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 30.33 TJ | 2010 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 195 | Seychelles | 28.87 TJ | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 196 | Bahamas | 27.47 TJ | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 197 | Kyrgyzstan | 26.97 TJ | 2024 | down 79.3% | falling |
| 198 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 25.72 TJ | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 199 | Aruba | 24.66 TJ | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 200 | Tonga | 18.73 TJ | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 201 | British Virgin Islands | 16.44 TJ | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 202 | Antigua and Barbuda | 14.98 TJ | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 203 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 11.72 TJ | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 204 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 8.07 TJ | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 205 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5.48 TJ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 206 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 5.44 TJ | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 207 | Anguilla | 1.83 TJ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Niue | 0.6146 TJ | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 209 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.2284 TJ | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 45.07 million TJ
- Non-Annex I countries 37.15 million TJ
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 19.77 million TJ
- Asia 19.13 million TJ
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 12.49 million TJ
- Africa 12.30 million TJ
- Southern Asia 10.31 million TJ
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 9.84 million TJ
- Americas 8.64 million TJ
- Annex I countries 7.91 million TJ
- Eastern Africa 6.24 million TJ
- Eastern Asia 5.75 million TJ
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.