Solid biofuels — Energy production in World

World: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 45.07 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
45.07 million TJ
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
1st
of 35 groups
All-time high
45.07 million TJ
in 2024
All-time low
27.48 million TJ
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Solid biofuels — Energy production in World, 1990–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M1990200720241990: 27.5M TJ1991: 28.0M TJ1992: 28.5M TJ1993: 27.9M TJ1994: 29.0M TJ1995: 29.7M TJ1996: 30.1M TJ1997: 30.6M TJ1998: 30.5M TJ1999: 30.8M TJ2000: 30.5M TJ2001: 30.4M TJ2002: 31.0M TJ2003: 32.0M TJ2004: 32.8M TJ2005: 33.6M TJ2006: 34.2M TJ2007: 35.1M TJ2008: 35.1M TJ2009: 35.1M TJ2010: 36.2M TJ2011: 36.4M TJ2012: 37.5M TJ2013: 38.5M TJ2014: 38.8M TJ2015: 39.1M TJ2016: 40.0M TJ2017: 40.9M TJ2018: 41.8M TJ2019: 41.9M TJ2020: 42.2M TJ2021: 43.5M TJ2022: 43.9M TJ2023: 44.5M TJ2024: 45.1M TJ

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for solid biofuels — energy production in World is 45.07 million TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in World peaked at 45.07 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.48 million TJ, in 1990.

World ranks 1st of 35 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29.26 million TJ 27.48 million TJ 30.80 million TJ 10
2000s 32.98 million TJ 30.36 million TJ 35.15 million TJ 10
2010s 39.10 million TJ 36.20 million TJ 41.92 million TJ 10
2020s 43.83 million TJ 42.16 million TJ 45.07 million TJ 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 India 8.43 million TJ compare
  2. 2 OECD 8.11 million TJ compare
  3. 3 China 5.28 million TJ compare
  4. 4 China, mainland 5.27 million TJ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid biofuels — energy production in World?
Solid biofuels — energy production in World was 45.07 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 45.07 million TJ in 2024.
What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 27.48 million TJ in 1990.
How does World rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
World ranks 1st out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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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.