Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Benin
Benin: Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption was 91,768 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total bioenergy — energy consumption in Benin is 91,768 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy consumption in Benin peaked at 91,768 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48,929 TJ, in 2000.
That places Benin 62nd out of 227 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63,190 TJ | 55,816 TJ | 71,269 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,340 TJ | 48,929 TJ | 67,405 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 71,577 TJ | 58,256 TJ | 84,367 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 89,476 TJ | 86,930 TJ | 91,768 TJ | 5 |
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More environment data for Benin
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.56 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 24.33 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 200 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.88 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 11.31 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 550 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 13.74 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 668.34 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 74.95 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,646 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total bioenergy — energy consumption in Benin?
- Total bioenergy — energy consumption in Benin was 91,768 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 91,768 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,929 TJ in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for total bioenergy — energy consumption?
- Benin ranks 62nd out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — energy consumption rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.