Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre in China
China: Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre was 15.81 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
15.81 m3 per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
90th
of 170 countries
All-time high
35.22 m3 per square kilometre
in 1976
All-time low
15.81 m3 per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 15.81 m3 per square kilometre for wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in China peaked at 35.22 m3 per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 15.81 m3 per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places China 90th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.86 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 30.06 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 30.25 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 30.45 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 30.65 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 30.84 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 31.04 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 31.23 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 31.43 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 31.64 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 32.06 m3 per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 32.81 m3 per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 33.08 m3 per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 33.93 m3 per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 34.05 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 35.22 m3 per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 35.05 m3 per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 34.27 m3 per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 34.04 m3 per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 33.71 m3 per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 33.79 m3 per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 33.51 m3 per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 33.06 m3 per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 32.27 m3 per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 31.63 m3 per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 31.38 m3 per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 30.94 m3 per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 30.48 m3 per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 30.56 m3 per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 30.61 m3 per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 30.12 m3 per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 29.16 m3 per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 28.21 m3 per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 27.36 m3 per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 26.71 m3 per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 26.16 m3 per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 25.67 m3 per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 25.15 m3 per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 24.69 m3 per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 24.25 m3 per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 23.8 m3 per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 23.36 m3 per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 22.93 m3 per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 22.5 m3 per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 22.09 m3 per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 21.68 m3 per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 21.28 m3 per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 20.88 m3 per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 20.49 m3 per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 20.11 m3 per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 19.75 m3 per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 19.4 m3 per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 19.05 m3 per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 18.71 m3 per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 18.37 m3 per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 18.03 m3 per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 17.69 m3 per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 17.36 m3 per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 17.04 m3 per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 16.72 m3 per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 16.41 m3 per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 16.11 m3 per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 15.81 m3 per square kilometre | -1.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 15.81 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.86 m3 per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 15.81 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.47 m3 per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.65 m3 per square kilometre | 29.86 m3 per square kilometre | 31.43 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.62 m3 per square kilometre | 31.64 m3 per square kilometre | 35.22 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.13 m3 per square kilometre | 30.48 m3 per square kilometre | 33.79 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.38 m3 per square kilometre | 24.69 m3 per square kilometre | 30.61 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.32 m3 per square kilometre | 20.49 m3 per square kilometre | 24.25 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.55 m3 per square kilometre | 17.04 m3 per square kilometre | 20.11 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.27 m3 per square kilometre | 15.81 m3 per square kilometre | 16.72 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 87 Tunisia 17.53 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 88 Equatorial Guinea 15.94 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 89 Brazil 15.84 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 91 Aruba 15.48 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 92 Ukraine 14.86 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 93 Morocco 14.61 m3 per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in China?
- Wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in China was 15.81 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 35.22 m3 per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.81 m3 per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does China rank for wood fuel — production, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 90th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wood fuel — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.