Wood fuel — Production, per capita in China
China: Wood fuel — Production, per capita was 0.1034 m3 per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood fuel — production, per capita in China is 0.1034 m3 per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per capita in China peaked at 0.4246 m3 per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1034 m3 per person, in 2024.
China ranks 116th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4246 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4239 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4163 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4093 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4023 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3937 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3862 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3786 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3707 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.363 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3578 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3573 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3521 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3538 m3 per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3489 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3553 m3 per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3488 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3365 m3 per person | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3298 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3225 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3192 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.312 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3033 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2922 m3 per person | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2826 m3 per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2762 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.268 m3 per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2597 m3 per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2565 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2531 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2458 m3 per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.235 m3 per person | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2247 m3 per person | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2155 m3 per person | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2081 m3 per person | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2017 m3 per person | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1959 m3 per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1901 m3 per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1851 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1803 m3 per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1757 m3 per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1713 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1671 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.163 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1591 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1552 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1516 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.148 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1445 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1412 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1379 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1345 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1312 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.128 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.125 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.122 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.119 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1162 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1136 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1113 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1091 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1071 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1052 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1034 m3 per person | -1.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.1034 m3 per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1924 m3 per person, 54% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 0.1034 m3 per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.113 m3 per person, 92% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4006 m3 per person | 0.3707 m3 per person | 0.4246 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3503 m3 per person | 0.3298 m3 per person | 0.363 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2892 m3 per person | 0.2565 m3 per person | 0.3225 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2155 m3 per person | 0.1851 m3 per person | 0.2531 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1616 m3 per person | 0.1445 m3 per person | 0.1803 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1268 m3 per person | 0.1136 m3 per person | 0.1412 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1072 m3 per person | 0.1034 m3 per person | 0.1113 m3 per person | 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2291 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.6695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — production, per capita in China?
- Wood fuel — production, per capita in China was 0.1034 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4246 m3 per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1034 m3 per person in 2024.
- How does China rank for wood fuel — production, per capita?
- China ranks 116th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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 fuel — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — 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 fuel — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.