Brazil vs China, mainland: Fuelwood — Energy consumption

Brazil
768,688 TJ
in 2024
China, mainland
1.27 million TJ
in 2024
Brazil rank
6th
China, mainland rank
4th

Fuelwood — Energy consumption over time

  • Brazil
  • China, mainland
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M199020072024

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 1.27 million TJ against 768,688 TJ in Brazil, a difference of 502,542 TJ.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 6th and China, mainland ranks 4th of 195 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China, mainland Difference Ahead
1990s 598,723 TJ 2.25 million TJ 1.65 million TJ China, mainland
2000s 668,695 TJ 1.82 million TJ 1.15 million TJ China, mainland
2010s 704,508 TJ 1.50 million TJ 794,183 TJ China, mainland
2020s 753,541 TJ 1.30 million TJ 547,205 TJ China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuelwood — energy consumption, Brazil or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 1.27 million TJ against 768,688 TJ in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in fuelwood — energy consumption between Brazil and China, mainland?
502,542 TJ, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China, mainland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Brazil and China, mainland rank globally for fuelwood — energy consumption?
Brazil ranks 6th and China, mainland ranks 4th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Fuelwood — 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
Fuelwood — Energy consumption
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 8,228 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.