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 5th of 190 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 production in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.62 million TJ | — |
| 1991 | 2.58 million TJ | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 2.50 million TJ | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 2.42 million TJ | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 2.35 million TJ | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 2.29 million TJ | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 2.24 million TJ | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 2.20 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 2.16 million TJ | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 2.12 million TJ | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 2.08 million TJ | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.04 million TJ | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 2.00 million TJ | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.97 million TJ | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.93 million TJ | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.89 million TJ | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.86 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.82 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.79 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.76 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.72 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.69 million TJ | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.66 million TJ | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.63 million TJ | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.60 million TJ | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.57 million TJ | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.55 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.52 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.49 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.46 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.43 million TJ | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.41 million TJ | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.38 million TJ | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.36 million TJ | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.36 million TJ | +0.0% |
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
- 2 OECD 5.64 million TJ compare
- 3 Ethiopia 1.45 million TJ compare
- 4 China 1.36 million TJ compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.40 million TJ compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 606,565 TJ compare
- 6 Brazil 1.11 million TJ compare
- 6 Viet Nam 298,286 TJ compare
- 7 Nigeria 788,169 TJ compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 73,994 TJ compare
- 8 Kenya 740,019 TJ compare
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 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 5th out of 190 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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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.