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Bioenergy 1990–2022

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 8 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

Series title FAOSTAT Analytical Briefs

Series number No. 87

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cd1027en

Synopsis (short abstract) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) provides statistics in FAOSTAT at the country, regional and global level on the production and consumption of bioenergy by type of biofuel: solid biofuels, liquid biofuels and gaseous biofuels. This brief discusses statistics of bioenergy from 1990 to 2022, both globally and by region.

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FAO. 2024. Bioenergy 1990–2022. FAOSTAT Analytical Briefs, No. 87. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cd1027en

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