Americas vs China, mainland: Electricity — Energy use in agriculture

Americas
518,374 TJ
in 2023
China, mainland
632,419 TJ
in 2023
Americas rank
6th
China, mainland rank
4th

Electricity — Energy use in agriculture over time

  • Americas
  • China, mainland
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199020062023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 632,419 TJ against 518,374 TJ in Americas, a difference of 114,045 TJ.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.2 times Americas's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China, mainland ahead.

Americas ranks 6th and China, mainland ranks 4th of 30 groups.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China, mainland Difference Ahead
1990s 107,977 TJ 201,776 TJ 93,799 TJ China, mainland
2000s 259,042 TJ 281,264 TJ 22,222 TJ China, mainland
2010s 340,508 TJ 393,401 TJ 52,893 TJ China, mainland
2020s 499,416 TJ 587,887 TJ 88,471 TJ China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity — energy use in agriculture, Americas or China, mainland?
China, mainland, at 632,419 TJ against 518,374 TJ in Americas as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity — energy use in agriculture between Americas and China, mainland?
114,045 TJ, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for electricity — energy use in agriculture?
Americas ranks 6th and China, mainland ranks 4th of 30 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Electricity — Energy use in agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity — Energy use in agriculture
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
187 places, 5,248 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.