Biodiesel — Energy consumption in China, mainland
China, mainland: Biodiesel — Energy consumption was 323,840 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Biodiesel — Energy consumption in China, mainland, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for biodiesel — energy consumption in China, mainland is 323,840 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biodiesel — energy consumption in China, mainland peaked at 323,840 TJ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 67,436 TJ, in 2004.
China, mainland ranks 3rd of 57 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Biodiesel — Energy consumption in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 67,436 TJ | — |
| 2005 | 74,259 TJ | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 83,367 TJ | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 98,330 TJ | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 120,443 TJ | +22.5% |
| 2009 | 140,889 TJ | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 160,706 TJ | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 179,735 TJ | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 204,750 TJ | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 231,494 TJ | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 241,445 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 256,893 TJ | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 275,474 TJ | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 321,757 TJ | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 323,840 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 323,840 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 312,800 TJ | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 323,840 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 323,840 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 323,840 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 323,840 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97,454 TJ | 67,436 TJ | 140,889 TJ | 6 |
| 2010s | 251,993 TJ | 160,706 TJ | 323,840 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 321,632 TJ | 312,800 TJ | 323,840 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biodiesel — energy consumption in China, mainland?
- Biodiesel — energy consumption in China, mainland was 323,840 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biodiesel — energy consumption recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 323,840 TJ in 2018.
- What is the lowest biodiesel — energy consumption recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,436 TJ in 2004.
- How does China, mainland rank for biodiesel — energy consumption?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd out of 57 countries with data for 2024.
- Is biodiesel — energy consumption rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biodiesel — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.