Biodiesel — Energy production in China
China: Biodiesel — Energy production was 323,840 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Biodiesel — Energy production in China, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
China recorded 323,840 TJ for biodiesel — energy production 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 production in China peaked at 323,840 TJ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 67,436 TJ, in 2004.
That places China 3rd out of 51 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Biodiesel — Energy production in China, 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% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 323,840 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27,342 TJ, 11.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- China's 323,840 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31,090 TJ, 10.4× the median. (8 countries reporting)
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
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biodiesel — energy production in China?
- Biodiesel — energy production in China was 323,840 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biodiesel — energy production recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 323,840 TJ in 2018.
- What is the lowest biodiesel — energy production recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,436 TJ in 2004.
- How does China rank for biodiesel — energy production?
- China ranks 3rd out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
- Is biodiesel — energy production rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biodiesel — Energy production. 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.