Brazil vs China: Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 3.65 million TJ against 593,862 TJ in Brazil, a difference of 3.05 million TJ.
That makes China's figure about 6.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 95 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 440,103 TJ | 273,913 TJ | 166,191 TJ | Brazil |
| 2000s | 540,983 TJ | 801,899 TJ | 260,916 TJ | China |
| 2010s | 604,717 TJ | 1.92 million TJ | 1.32 million TJ | China |
| 2020s | 560,625 TJ | 3.27 million TJ | 2.71 million TJ | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other vegetal material and residues — energy production, Brazil or China?
- China, at 3.65 million TJ against 593,862 TJ in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other vegetal material and residues — energy production between Brazil and China?
- 3.05 million TJ, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for other vegetal material and residues — energy production?
- Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 95 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other vegetal material and residues — 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.