Wood pellets — Production in China
China: Wood pellets — Production was 873,000 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood pellets — Production in China, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood pellets — production in China is 873,000 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 135.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood pellets — production in China peaked at 873,000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 100,000 t, in 2012.
That places China 16th out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Wood pellets — Production in China, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 100,000 t | — |
| 2013 | 200,000 t | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 370,000 t | +85.0% |
| 2015 | 485,100 t | +31.1% |
| 2016 | 485,100 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 873,000 t | +80.0% |
| 2018 | 873,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 873,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 873,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 873,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 873,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 873,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 873,000 t | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 873,000 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50,000 t, 17.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- China's 873,000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 365,000 t, 2.4× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 532,400 t | 100,000 t | 873,000 t | 8 |
| 2020s | 873,000 t | 873,000 t | 873,000 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 13 Russian Federation 1.10 million t compare
- 13 Russia 1.10 million t compare
- 15 Republic of Korea 886,000 t compare
- 16 China, mainland 873,000 t compare
- 18 Indonesia 850,000 t compare
- 19 Spain 800,000 t 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)
- 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 wood pellets — production in China?
- Wood pellets — production in China was 873,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood pellets — production recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 873,000 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest wood pellets — production recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 t in 2012.
- How does China rank for wood pellets — production?
- China ranks 16th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood pellets — production rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.9%. 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 Wood pellets — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en