Americas vs China, mainland: Charcoal — Energy consumption

Americas
279,985 TJ
in 2024
China, mainland
64,111 TJ
in 2024
Americas rank
11th
China, mainland rank
8th

Charcoal — Energy consumption over time

  • Americas
  • China, mainland
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020072024

How they compare

Americas currently reports 279,985 TJ against 64,111 TJ in China, mainland, a difference of 215,874 TJ.

That makes Americas's figure about 4.4 times China, mainland's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 11th and China, mainland ranks 8th of 35 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China, mainland Difference Ahead
1990s 306,853 TJ 55,604 TJ 251,249 TJ Americas
2000s 360,563 TJ 53,049 TJ 307,514 TJ Americas
2010s 302,843 TJ 54,665 TJ 248,178 TJ Americas
2020s 284,800 TJ 59,272 TJ 225,528 TJ Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher charcoal — energy consumption, Americas or China, mainland?
Americas, at 279,985 TJ against 64,111 TJ in China, mainland as of 2024.
What is the difference in charcoal — energy consumption between Americas and China, mainland?
215,874 TJ, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for charcoal — energy consumption?
Americas ranks 11th and China, mainland ranks 8th of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Charcoal — Energy consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Charcoal — Energy consumption
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
229 places, 7,041 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.