What is wood charcoal — production, per capita in China?

Wood charcoal — production, per capita in China was 0.0017 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest wood charcoal — production, per capita recorded in China?

The highest recorded value was 0.0025 t per person in 1961.

What is the lowest wood charcoal — production, per capita recorded in China?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 t per person in 2022.

How does China rank for wood charcoal — production, per capita?

China ranks 99th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.

Is wood charcoal — production, per capita rising or falling in China?

Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this China data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood charcoal — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Wood charcoal — Production, per capita in China

Name: Wood charcoal — Production, per capita in China
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

China: Wood charcoal — Production, per capita was 0.0017 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0017 t per person

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

99th

of 167 countries

All-time high

0.0025 t per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.0011 t per person

in 2022

Years of data

1961–2024

Wood charcoal — Production, per capita in China, 1961–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

China recorded 0.0017 t per person for wood charcoal — production, per capita in 2024.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wood charcoal — production, per capita in China peaked at 0.0025 t per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 t per person, in 2022.

That places China 99th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Wood charcoal — Production, per capita in China, year by year

Annual values for Wood charcoal — Production, per capita in China, 1961 to 2024.
Year	t per person	Change
1961	0.0025 t per person	—
1962	0.0025 t per person	-0.0%
1963	0.0025 t per person	-1.6%
1964	0.0024 t per person	-1.5%
1965	0.0024 t per person	-1.6%
1966	0.0023 t per person	-2.0%
1967	0.0023 t per person	-1.8%
1968	0.0023 t per person	-1.8%
1969	0.0022 t per person	-1.9%
1970	0.0022 t per person	-1.9%
1971	0.0021 t per person	-1.9%
1972	0.0021 t per person	-0.5%
1973	0.0021 t per person	-2.0%
1974	0.0021 t per person	+0.3%
1975	0.0021 t per person	-1.5%
1976	0.0021 t per person	+2.8%
1977	0.0021 t per person	-1.3%
1978	0.002 t per person	-3.1%
1979	0.002 t per person	-1.3%
1980	0.002 t per person	-1.5%
1981	0.002 t per person	-0.1%
1982	0.0019 t per person	-1.5%
1983	0.0019 t per person	-2.0%
1984	0.0018 t per person	-3.0%
1985	0.0018 t per person	-2.6%
1986	0.0018 t per person	-1.2%
1987	0.0017 t per person	-2.0%
1988	0.0017 t per person	-2.0%
1989	0.0017 t per person	+0.1%
1990	0.0017 t per person	+0.2%
1991	0.0017 t per person	-1.4%
1992	0.0016 t per person	-2.5%
1993	0.0016 t per person	-3.2%
1994	0.0016 t per person	-2.0%
1995	0.0015 t per person	-1.3%
1996	0.0015 t per person	-1.3%
1997	0.0015 t per person	-0.6%
1998	0.0015 t per person	-1.3%
1999	0.0015 t per person	-1.7%
2000	0.0014 t per person	-2.4%
2001	0.0014 t per person	-1.1%
2002	0.0014 t per person	-1.0%
2003	0.0014 t per person	-1.0%
2004	0.0014 t per person	-1.0%
2005	0.0014 t per person	-0.9%
2006	0.0013 t per person	-0.6%
2007	0.0013 t per person	-1.3%
2008	0.0013 t per person	-1.0%
2009	0.0013 t per person	-1.0%
2010	0.0013 t per person	-0.9%
2011	0.0013 t per person	-1.1%
2012	0.0013 t per person	-1.2%
2013	0.0012 t per person	-1.2%
2014	0.0012 t per person	-1.2%
2015	0.0012 t per person	-1.1%
2016	0.0012 t per person	-1.4%
2017	0.0012 t per person	-1.4%
2018	0.0012 t per person	-1.3%
2019	0.0012 t per person	-1.2%
2020	0.0011 t per person	-1.1%
2021	0.0011 t per person	-0.9%
2022	0.0011 t per person	-0.8%
2023	0.0017 t per person	+54.0%
2024	0.0017 t per person	-0.4%

China compared with similar countries

China's 0.0017 t per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0023 t per person, 73% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
China's 0.0017 t per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0023 t per person, 76% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Wood charcoal — Production, per capita 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
2023	+54.0%	0.0011 t per person	0.0017 t per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0024 t per person	0.0022 t per person	0.0025 t per person	9
1970s	0.0021 t per person	0.002 t per person	0.0022 t per person	10
1980s	0.0018 t per person	0.0017 t per person	0.002 t per person	10
1990s	0.0016 t per person	0.0015 t per person	0.0017 t per person	10
2000s	0.0014 t per person	0.0013 t per person	0.0014 t per person	10
2010s	0.0012 t per person	0.0012 t per person	0.0013 t per person	10
2020s	0.0014 t per person	0.0011 t per person	0.0017 t per person	5

Countries ranked near China

96 Saint Lucia 0.0019 t per person compare
97 Maldives 0.0018 t per person compare
98 Peru 0.0017 t per person compare
100 Oman 0.0016 t per person compare
101 Philippines 0.0016 t per person compare
102 Saudi Arabia 0.0016 t per person compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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)
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)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9037 % change on previous year (2024)

All data for China →

Frequently asked questions

What is wood charcoal — production, per capita in China?: Wood charcoal — production, per capita in China was 0.0017 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest wood charcoal — production, per capita recorded in China?: The highest recorded value was 0.0025 t per person in 1961.
What is the lowest wood charcoal — production, per capita recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 t per person in 2022.
How does China rank for wood charcoal — production, per capita?: China ranks 99th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
Is wood charcoal — production, per capita rising or falling in China?: Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood charcoal — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Wood charcoal — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Wood charcoal — Production ÷ Population, total

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Wood charcoal — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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About this data

Indicator: Wood charcoal — Production, per capita
Unit: t per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 168 places, 8,795 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 September 2026

Wood charcoal — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.