Solid biofuels — Energy production in Western Asia
Western Asia: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 162,206 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Western Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 162,206 TJ for solid biofuels — energy production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Western Asia peaked at 354,808 TJ in 1993 and was at its lowest, 112,228 TJ, in 2018.
That places Western Asia 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 312,964 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 313,657 TJ | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 341,873 TJ | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 354,808 TJ | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 323,988 TJ | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 337,437 TJ | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 348,647 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 340,361 TJ | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 336,572 TJ | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 327,830 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 314,426 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 304,677 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 297,388 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 289,888 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 281,399 TJ | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 272,369 TJ | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 252,288 TJ | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 250,850 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 240,760 TJ | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 232,821 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 228,839 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 190,369 TJ | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 186,883 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 191,451 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 181,506 TJ | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 167,323 TJ | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 159,090 TJ | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 149,821 TJ | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 112,228 TJ | -25.1% |
| 2019 | 115,955 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 126,806 TJ | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 135,369 TJ | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 148,450 TJ | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 163,830 TJ | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 162,206 TJ | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 333,814 TJ | 312,964 TJ | 354,808 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 273,687 TJ | 232,821 TJ | 314,426 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 168,346 TJ | 112,228 TJ | 228,839 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 147,332 TJ | 126,806 TJ | 163,830 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 5.12 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 4.72 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 474.77 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy production in Western Asia?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Western Asia was 162,206 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 354,808 TJ in 1993.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 112,228 TJ in 2018.
- How does Western Asia rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Western Asia ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.