Solid biofuels — Energy production in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 6.24 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6.24 million TJ
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
11th
of 35 groups
All-time high
6.26 million TJ
in 2023
All-time low
2.11 million TJ
in 1993
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Solid biofuels — Energy production in Eastern Africa, 1990–2024

2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M1990200720241990: 2.5M TJ1991: 2.5M TJ1992: 2.6M TJ1993: 2.1M TJ1994: 3.0M TJ1995: 3.1M TJ1996: 3.2M TJ1997: 3.3M TJ1998: 3.4M TJ1999: 3.5M TJ2000: 3.6M TJ2001: 3.7M TJ2002: 3.8M TJ2003: 3.9M TJ2004: 4.0M TJ2005: 4.1M TJ2006: 4.2M TJ2007: 4.3M TJ2008: 4.5M TJ2009: 4.6M TJ2010: 4.7M TJ2011: 4.8M TJ2012: 4.9M TJ2013: 5.1M TJ2014: 5.2M TJ2015: 5.3M TJ2016: 5.4M TJ2017: 5.6M TJ2018: 5.6M TJ2019: 5.8M TJ2020: 5.9M TJ2021: 6.0M TJ2022: 6.1M TJ2023: 6.3M TJ2024: 6.2M TJ

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 8 Nigeria 1.37 million TJ compare
  2. 9 Uganda 896,898 TJ compare
  3. 10 Indonesia 874,002 TJ compare
  4. 11 United Republic of Tanzania 854,208 TJ compare
  5. 12 Kenya 775,078 TJ compare
  6. 13 Thailand 722,933 TJ compare
  7. 14 Pakistan 675,738 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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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

Indicator
Solid biofuels — Energy production
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
244 places, 8,188 data points, 1990–2024
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