Fuelwood — Energy consumption in China
China: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 1.28 million TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in China, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, fuelwood — energy consumption in China stood at 1.28 million TJ. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in China peaked at 2.52 million TJ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.28 million TJ, in 2023.
China ranks 3rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in China, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.52 million TJ | — |
| 1991 | 2.48 million TJ | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 2.40 million TJ | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 2.32 million TJ | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 2.25 million TJ | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 2.19 million TJ | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 2.14 million TJ | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 2.11 million TJ | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 2.06 million TJ | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 2.02 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.99 million TJ | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.95 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.91 million TJ | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.88 million TJ | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.84 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.81 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.77 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.74 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.70 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.67 million TJ | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.64 million TJ | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.61 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.58 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.55 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.52 million TJ | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.49 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.46 million TJ | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.43 million TJ | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.40 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.38 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.35 million TJ | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.33 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.30 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.28 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.28 million TJ | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.28 million TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,849 TJ, 218.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 1.28 million TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20,778 TJ, 61.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.25 million TJ | 2.02 million TJ | 2.52 million TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 million TJ | 1.67 million TJ | 1.99 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 million TJ | 1.38 million TJ | 1.64 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 million TJ | 1.28 million TJ | 1.35 million 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 fuelwood — energy consumption in China?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in China was 1.28 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 million TJ in 1990.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 million TJ in 2023.
- How does China rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- China ranks 3rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fuelwood — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.