Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in World

World: Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption was 40.46 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
40.46 million TJ
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
1st
of 35 groups
All-time high
40.62 million TJ
in 2023
All-time low
23.39 million TJ
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in World, 1990–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M1990200720241990: 23.4M TJ1991: 23.8M TJ1992: 23.9M TJ1993: 23.4M TJ1994: 24.2M TJ1995: 24.9M TJ1996: 25.0M TJ1997: 25.3M TJ1998: 25.7M TJ1999: 26.8M TJ2000: 27.0M TJ2001: 26.8M TJ2002: 27.1M TJ2003: 28.0M TJ2004: 28.6M TJ2005: 29.4M TJ2006: 30.1M TJ2007: 31.0M TJ2008: 31.8M TJ2009: 32.2M TJ2010: 33.0M TJ2011: 33.3M TJ2012: 33.7M TJ2013: 34.8M TJ2014: 35.1M TJ2015: 35.4M TJ2016: 35.7M TJ2017: 36.4M TJ2018: 37.3M TJ2019: 37.9M TJ2020: 38.0M TJ2021: 39.3M TJ2022: 39.5M TJ2023: 40.6M TJ2024: 40.5M TJ

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for total bioenergy — energy consumption in World is 40.46 million TJ, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy consumption in World peaked at 40.62 million TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.39 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 24.64 million TJ 23.39 million TJ 26.82 million TJ 10
2000s 29.21 million TJ 26.77 million TJ 32.16 million TJ 10
2010s 35.27 million TJ 32.99 million TJ 37.94 million TJ 10
2020s 39.57 million TJ 37.99 million TJ 40.62 million TJ 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 8.50 million TJ compare
  2. 2 India 7.59 million TJ compare
  3. 3 China 5.05 million TJ compare
  4. 4 China, mainland 5.04 million TJ compare

See the full ranking of 262 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total bioenergy — energy consumption in World?
Total bioenergy — energy consumption in World was 40.46 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 40.62 million TJ in 2023.
What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 23.39 million TJ in 1990.
How does World rank for total bioenergy — energy consumption?
World ranks 1st out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
Is total bioenergy — energy consumption rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 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.