Fuelwood — Energy production in China
China: Fuelwood — Energy production was 1.36 million TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fuelwood — Energy production in China, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, fuelwood — energy production in China stood at 1.36 million TJ. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in China peaked at 2.63 million TJ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.36 million TJ, in 2023.
China ranks 5th 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 | 2.13 million TJ | 2.63 million TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.92 million TJ | 1.77 million TJ | 2.09 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.60 million TJ | 1.47 million TJ | 1.73 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 million TJ | 1.36 million TJ | 1.44 million TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.9 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 74,915 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 17,531 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.93 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 67.04 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 263,216 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.18 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 20,327 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.78 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 109,061 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy production in China?
- Fuelwood — energy production in China 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?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 million TJ in 1990.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 million TJ in 2023.
- How does China rank for fuelwood — energy production?
- China ranks 5th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 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.