Africa vs China (People’s Republic of): Fuelwood — Energy production
Fuelwood — Energy production over time
- Africa
- China (People’s Republic of)
How they compare
Africa currently reports 10.32 million TJ against 1.36 million TJ in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 8.96 million TJ.
That makes Africa's figure about 7.6 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 5th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 4th of 31 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | China (People’s Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.53 million TJ | 2.35 million TJ | 3.17 million TJ | Africa |
| 2000s | 7.11 million TJ | 1.92 million TJ | 5.19 million TJ | Africa |
| 2010s | 8.77 million TJ | 1.60 million TJ | 7.17 million TJ | Africa |
| 2020s | 10.10 million TJ | 1.39 million TJ | 8.70 million TJ | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuelwood — energy production, Africa or China (People’s Republic of)?
- Africa, at 10.32 million TJ against 1.36 million TJ in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fuelwood — energy production between Africa and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 8.96 million TJ, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for fuelwood — energy production?
- Africa ranks 5th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 4th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Fuelwood — Energy production. 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.