Solid biofuels — Energy production in Western Europe
Western Europe: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 1.35 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Western Europe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid biofuels — energy production in Western Europe is 1.35 million TJ, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Western Europe peaked at 1.45 million TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 560,084 TJ, in 1990.
Western Europe ranks 22nd 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 | 710,678 TJ | 560,084 TJ | 756,324 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 940,841 TJ | 732,160 TJ | 1.17 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 million TJ | 1.23 million TJ | 1.39 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 million TJ | 1.32 million TJ | 1.45 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More environment data for Western Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 859,653 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.48 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 103.86 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 17.43 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 25.27 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 15.74 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 3.83 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.64 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.24 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 528,005 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy production in Western Europe?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Western Europe was 1.35 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 million TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 560,084 TJ in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Western Europe ranks 22nd out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.