Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in China
China: Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption was 412,584 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in China, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid biofuels — energy consumption in China is 412,584 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid biofuels — energy consumption in China peaked at 412,584 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18,117 TJ, in 2002.
China ranks 3rd of 68 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in China, 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 | 113,750 TJ | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 134,161 TJ | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 164,864 TJ | +22.9% |
| 2009 | 193,283 TJ | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 220,831 TJ | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 247,217 TJ | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 282,631 TJ | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 319,380 TJ | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 331,187 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 351,347 TJ | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 375,810 TJ | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 402,163 TJ | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 404,245 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 409,603 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 393,829 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 402,186 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 404,349 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 412,584 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 412,584 TJ | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 412,584 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11,731 TJ, 35.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- China's 412,584 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44,074 TJ, 9.4× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in China 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 | 104,850 TJ | 18,117 TJ | 193,283 TJ | 8 |
| 2010s | 334,441 TJ | 220,831 TJ | 409,603 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 405,106 TJ | 393,829 TJ | 412,584 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 liquid biofuels — energy consumption in China?
- Liquid biofuels — energy consumption in China was 412,584 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest liquid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 412,584 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest liquid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,117 TJ in 2002.
- How does China rank for liquid biofuels — energy consumption?
- China ranks 3rd out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.