Solid biofuels — Energy production in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 216,938 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, solid biofuels — energy production in Australia and New Zealand stood at 216,938 TJ.
That represents a change of down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 262,136 TJ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 173,640 TJ, in 1992.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 36th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 192,523 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 191,455 TJ | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 173,640 TJ | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 203,151 TJ | +17.0% |
| 1994 | 200,948 TJ | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 209,253 TJ | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 232,039 TJ | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 240,875 TJ | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 233,850 TJ | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 236,972 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 241,770 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 241,343 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 255,572 TJ | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 247,594 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 248,778 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 249,589 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 250,440 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 255,944 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 262,136 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 190,306 TJ | -27.4% |
| 2010 | 227,066 TJ | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 214,166 TJ | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 214,174 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 221,993 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 218,599 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 231,204 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 233,005 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 252,691 TJ | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 238,114 TJ | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 226,558 TJ | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 211,889 TJ | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 219,271 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 215,541 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 216,938 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 216,938 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 211,471 TJ | 173,640 TJ | 240,875 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 244,347 TJ | 190,306 TJ | 262,136 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 227,757 TJ | 214,166 TJ | 252,691 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 216,115 TJ | 211,889 TJ | 219,271 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4.06 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy production in Australia and New Zealand?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Australia and New Zealand was 216,938 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 262,136 TJ in 2008.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 173,640 TJ in 1992.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 36th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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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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.