Americas vs China: Charcoal — Energy consumption
Americas
279,985 TJ
in 2024
China
64,229 TJ
in 2024
Americas rank
8th
China rank
6th
Charcoal — Energy consumption over time
- Americas
- China
How they compare
Americas currently reports 279,985 TJ against 64,229 TJ in China, a difference of 215,756 TJ.
That makes Americas's figure about 4.4 times China's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 8th and China ranks 6th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 306,853 TJ | 56,058 TJ | 250,795 TJ | Americas |
| 2000s | 360,563 TJ | 53,279 TJ | 307,284 TJ | Americas |
| 2010s | 302,843 TJ | 54,828 TJ | 248,016 TJ | Americas |
| 2020s | 284,800 TJ | 59,402 TJ | 225,398 TJ | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher charcoal — energy consumption, Americas or China?
- Americas, at 279,985 TJ against 64,229 TJ in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in charcoal — energy consumption between Americas and China?
- 215,756 TJ, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and China rank globally for charcoal — energy consumption?
- Americas ranks 8th and China ranks 6th of 31 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
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.