Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in China, mainland
China, mainland: Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption was 412,582 TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in China, mainland, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 412,582 TJ for liquid biofuels — energy consumption in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid biofuels — energy consumption in China, mainland peaked at 412,582 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18,117 TJ, in 2002.
That places China, mainland 4th out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 18,117 TJ | — |
| 2003 | 21,333 TJ | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 91,993 TJ | +331.2% |
| 2005 | 101,300 TJ | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 113,723 TJ | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 134,134 TJ | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 164,301 TJ | +22.5% |
| 2009 | 192,184 TJ | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 219,223 TJ | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 245,180 TJ | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 279,308 TJ | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 315,788 TJ | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 329,365 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 350,436 TJ | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 375,783 TJ | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 402,157 TJ | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 404,240 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 409,600 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 393,827 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 402,184 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 404,347 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 412,582 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 412,582 TJ | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in China, mainland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +331.2% | 21,333 TJ | 91,993 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 104,636 TJ | 18,117 TJ | 192,184 TJ | 8 |
| 2010s | 333,108 TJ | 219,223 TJ | 409,600 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 405,104 TJ | 393,827 TJ | 412,582 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
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 liquid biofuels — energy consumption in China, mainland?
- Liquid biofuels — energy consumption in China, mainland was 412,582 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest liquid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 412,582 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest liquid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,117 TJ in 2002.
- How does China, mainland rank for liquid biofuels — energy consumption?
- China, mainland ranks 4th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption. 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.