Africa vs China: Solid biofuels — Energy production
Africa
12.30 million TJ
in 2024
China
5.28 million TJ
in 2024
Africa rank
6th
China rank
3rd
Solid biofuels — Energy production over time
- Africa
- China
How they compare
Africa currently reports 12.30 million TJ against 5.28 million TJ in China, a difference of 7.03 million TJ.
That makes Africa's figure about 2.3 times China's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 6th and China ranks 3rd of 35 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.62 million TJ | 2.78 million TJ | 3.84 million TJ | Africa |
| 2000s | 8.54 million TJ | 2.98 million TJ | 5.56 million TJ | Africa |
| 2010s | 10.46 million TJ | 3.80 million TJ | 6.65 million TJ | Africa |
| 2020s | 12.04 million TJ | 4.94 million TJ | 7.10 million TJ | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher solid biofuels — energy production, Africa or China?
- Africa, at 12.30 million TJ against 5.28 million TJ in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in solid biofuels — energy production between Africa and China?
- 7.03 million TJ, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and China?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and China rank globally for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Africa ranks 6th and China ranks 3rd of 35 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Solid biofuels — 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.