IEA Biodiesel Energy Consumption Data in KTOE Units

Total Final Energy Consumption - Biodiesel (IEA) provides data on biodiesel and other liquid biofuels used for transport, as defined by the International Energy Agency. The dataset includes biodiesel, biodimethylether, Fischer Tropsh, cold pressed bio-oil, and other biofuels, measured in KTOE (41.868 TJ or 11.630 GWh). It was last updated on December 31, 2007, and is hosted by the CEOS_EXTRA organization on the nasa_earthdata platform.

Use Cases

• Modeling transport sector decarbonization based on biodiesel consumption data.
• Analyzing biofuel blend composition and energy contribution based on the defined biodiesel categories.
• Benchmarking national or regional biofuel use against international standards based on IEA definitions.
• Converting and comparing energy units in analyses based on the provided KTOE conversion factor.

Strengths

• Data is defined by the International Energy Agency (IEA), a recognized authority.
• Provides a clear unit definition (KTOE = 41.868 TJ or 11.630 GWh) for energy conversion.
• Includes a specific definition of biodiesel covering multiple production pathways.

Limitations

• Last updated 2007-12-31 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

International Energy Agency (IEA), via CEOS_EXTRA on nasa_earthdata.

Collection Method

Aggregated national statistics and reporting, likely.

Time Range

Coverage up to 2007.

Freshness

Last updated 2007-12 31 23:59:59.999000.

Geography

International coverage, likely.