Solid biofuels — Energy production in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 6.24 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Eastern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 6.24 million TJ for solid biofuels — energy production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Eastern Africa peaked at 6.26 million TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.11 million TJ, in 1993.
Eastern Africa ranks 11th 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 | 2.91 million TJ | 2.11 million TJ | 3.48 million TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.08 million TJ | 3.56 million TJ | 4.60 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.23 million TJ | 4.70 million TJ | 5.76 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.09 million TJ | 5.88 million TJ | 6.26 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Cropland — Area 85,775 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.47 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 705,273 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 684,012 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 342,789 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 342,789 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 50.11 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 344.61 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 21.96 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy production in Eastern Africa?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Eastern Africa was 6.24 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.26 million TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.11 million TJ in 1993.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Eastern Africa ranks 11th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.