Solid biofuels — Energy production in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 18,955 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Afghanistan, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid biofuels — energy production in Afghanistan is 18,955 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Afghanistan peaked at 18,955 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,314 TJ, in 1990.
Afghanistan ranks 120th of 209 countries 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 | 8,471 TJ | 6,314 TJ | 11,053 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,168 TJ | 11,681 TJ | 14,594 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,225 TJ | 14,993 TJ | 17,578 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,507 TJ | 17,898 TJ | 18,955 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 117 Slovenia 22,104 TJ compare
- 118 Mauritania 21,924 TJ compare
- 119 Ecuador 21,514 TJ compare
- 121 El Salvador 18,384 TJ compare
- 122 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18,380 TJ compare
- 123 Guinea-Bissau 17,411 TJ compare
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 39.69 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,208 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 64 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 46 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 78.78 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 30,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.71 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 271 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.51 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 7,811 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy production in Afghanistan?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Afghanistan was 18,955 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 18,955 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,314 TJ in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Afghanistan ranks 120th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid biofuels — Energy production. 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.