Fuelwood — Energy production in China, mainland
China, mainland: Fuelwood — Energy production was 1.36 million TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fuelwood — Energy production in China, mainland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 1.36 million TJ for fuelwood — energy production in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in China, mainland peaked at 2.62 million TJ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.36 million TJ, in 2023.
China, mainland ranks 6th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.35 million TJ | 2.12 million TJ | 2.62 million TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 million TJ | 1.76 million TJ | 2.08 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 million TJ | 1.46 million TJ | 1.72 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 million TJ | 1.36 million TJ | 1.43 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 20,142 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 74,542 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy production in China, mainland?
- Fuelwood — energy production in China, mainland was 1.36 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 million TJ in 1990.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 million TJ in 2023.
- How does China, mainland rank for fuelwood — energy production?
- China, mainland ranks 6th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fuelwood — 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.