Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in OECD

OECD: Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption was 8.50 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8.50 million TJ
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
1st
of 227 countries
All-time high
8.90 million TJ
in 2023
All-time low
3.76 million TJ
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in OECD, 1990–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1990200720241990: 3.8M TJ1991: 4.1M TJ1992: 4.3M TJ1993: 4.2M TJ1994: 4.2M TJ1995: 4.5M TJ1996: 4.5M TJ1997: 4.5M TJ1998: 4.7M TJ1999: 5.4M TJ2000: 5.4M TJ2001: 5.1M TJ2002: 5.0M TJ2003: 5.4M TJ2004: 5.6M TJ2005: 6.0M TJ2006: 6.4M TJ2007: 6.7M TJ2008: 7.0M TJ2009: 7.1M TJ2010: 7.5M TJ2011: 7.5M TJ2012: 7.6M TJ2013: 8.0M TJ2014: 7.8M TJ2015: 7.8M TJ2016: 7.8M TJ2017: 8.0M TJ2018: 8.4M TJ2019: 8.5M TJ2020: 8.0M TJ2021: 8.4M TJ2022: 8.5M TJ2023: 8.9M TJ2024: 8.5M TJ

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

Analysis

OECD recorded 8.50 million TJ for total bioenergy — energy consumption in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy consumption in OECD peaked at 8.90 million TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.76 million TJ, in 1990.

That places OECD 1st out of 227 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 4.40 million TJ 3.76 million TJ 5.40 million TJ 10
2000s 5.97 million TJ 5.00 million TJ 7.07 million TJ 10
2010s 7.91 million TJ 7.49 million TJ 8.50 million TJ 10
2020s 8.47 million TJ 8.02 million TJ 8.90 million TJ 5

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 India 7.59 million TJ compare
  2. 3 China 5.05 million TJ compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 5.04 million TJ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total bioenergy — energy consumption in OECD?
Total bioenergy — energy consumption in OECD was 8.50 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 8.90 million TJ in 2023.
What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 3.76 million TJ in 1990.
How does OECD rank for total bioenergy — energy consumption?
OECD ranks 1st out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
Is total bioenergy — energy consumption rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD 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

Indicator
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
262 places, 8,611 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.