Liquid biofuels — Energy production in China
China: Liquid biofuels — Energy production was 412,585 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Liquid biofuels — Energy production 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 production in China is 412,585 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid biofuels — energy production in China peaked at 412,585 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18,117 TJ, in 2002.
That places China 3rd out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Liquid biofuels — Energy production in China, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 18,117 TJ | — |
| 2003 | 21,360 TJ | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 92,130 TJ | +331.3% |
| 2005 | 101,382 TJ | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 113,805 TJ | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 134,243 TJ | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 165,631 TJ | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 194,543 TJ | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 222,585 TJ | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 249,491 TJ | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 285,944 TJ | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 323,243 TJ | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 333,023 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 351,758 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 376,246 TJ | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 402,365 TJ | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 404,248 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 409,603 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 393,830 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 402,186 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 404,349 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 412,585 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 412,585 TJ | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 412,585 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,267 TJ, 23.9× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- China's 412,585 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,558 TJ, 90.5× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid biofuels — Energy production 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 | +331.3% | 21,360 TJ | 92,130 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 105,151 TJ | 18,117 TJ | 194,543 TJ | 8 |
| 2010s | 335,851 TJ | 222,585 TJ | 409,603 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 405,107 TJ | 393,830 TJ | 412,585 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 production in China?
- Liquid biofuels — energy production in China was 412,585 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest liquid biofuels — energy production recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 412,585 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest liquid biofuels — energy production recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,117 TJ in 2002.
- How does China rank for liquid biofuels — energy production?
- China ranks 3rd out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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 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.