Solid biofuels — Energy production in Ireland

Ireland: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 7,855 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7,855 TJ
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
131st
of 209 countries
All-time high
10,527 TJ
in 2022
All-time low
3,721 TJ
in 1992
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Solid biofuels — Energy production in Ireland, 1990–2024

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1990200720241990: 4.4k TJ1991: 4.2k TJ1992: 3.7k TJ1993: 3.8k TJ1994: 3.8k TJ1995: 3.7k TJ1996: 4.0k TJ1997: 3.9k TJ1998: 4.7k TJ1999: 4.4k TJ2000: 4.7k TJ2001: 5.3k TJ2002: 5.2k TJ2003: 5.0k TJ2004: 5.9k TJ2005: 7.6k TJ2006: 7.6k TJ2007: 7.1k TJ2008: 6.8k TJ2009: 7.4k TJ2010: 8.0k TJ2011: 7.6k TJ2012: 7.5k TJ2013: 7.7k TJ2014: 8.8k TJ2015: 8.5k TJ2016: 9.6k TJ2017: 10.4k TJ2018: 10.4k TJ2019: 9.9k TJ2020: 9.4k TJ2021: 9.7k TJ2022: 10.5k TJ2023: 7.9k TJ2024: 7.9k TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 7,855 TJ for solid biofuels — energy production in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Ireland peaked at 10,527 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,721 TJ, in 1992.

That places Ireland 131st out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 4,056 TJ 3,721 TJ 4,708 TJ 10
2000s 6,262 TJ 4,740 TJ 7,589 TJ 10
2010s 8,833 TJ 7,453 TJ 10,423 TJ 10
2020s 9,072 TJ 7,855 TJ 10,527 TJ 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 128 Panama 10,888 TJ compare
  2. 129 Jamaica 8,819 TJ compare
  3. 130 Montenegro 7,887 TJ compare
  4. 132 Georgia 7,491 TJ compare
  5. 133 Gambia 7,472 TJ compare
  6. 134 China, Taiwan Province of 6,824 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

More environment data for Ireland

All data for Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is solid biofuels — energy production in Ireland?
Solid biofuels — energy production in Ireland was 7,855 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 10,527 TJ in 2022.
What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 3,721 TJ in 1992.
How does Ireland rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
Ireland ranks 131st out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

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
Last refreshed

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.