Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Australia
Australia: Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption was 167,601 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Australia recorded 167,601 TJ for total bioenergy — energy consumption in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy consumption in Australia peaked at 187,514 TJ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 115,218 TJ, in 1992.
That places Australia 42nd out of 227 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 148,730 TJ | 115,218 TJ | 177,209 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 147,624 TJ | 126,388 TJ | 184,633 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 172,981 TJ | 165,761 TJ | 187,514 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 162,801 TJ | 156,450 TJ | 168,424 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,196 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4,920 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 43.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 91.29 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 331,869 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.11 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 385 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.6 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,265 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total bioenergy — energy consumption in Australia?
- Total bioenergy — energy consumption in Australia was 167,601 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 187,514 TJ in 2017.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 115,218 TJ in 1992.
- How does Australia rank for total bioenergy — energy consumption?
- Australia ranks 42nd out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — energy consumption rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption. 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.