China vs India: Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 3.03 million TJ against 978,889 TJ in India, a difference of 2.05 million TJ.
That makes China's figure about 3.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 91 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 248,772 TJ | 622,670 TJ | 373,898 TJ | India |
| 2000s | 677,412 TJ | 770,569 TJ | 93,157 TJ | India |
| 2010s | 1.55 million TJ | 896,362 TJ | 657,870 TJ | China |
| 2020s | 2.70 million TJ | 973,632 TJ | 1.73 million TJ | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption, China or India?
- China, at 3.03 million TJ against 978,889 TJ in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption between China and India?
- 2.05 million TJ, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 91 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other vegetal material and residues — 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.