Which has higher food packaging — energy use, Asia or China?

Asia, at 729,263 TJ against 654,509 TJ in China as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Asia vs China: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal)

Asia

729,263 TJ

in 2023

China

654,509 TJ

in 2023

Asia rank

3rd

China rank

1st

Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal) over time

Asia
China

How they compare

Asia currently reports 729,263 TJ against 654,509 TJ in China, a difference of 74,754 TJ.

That makes Asia's figure about 1.1 times China's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.

Asia ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 31 groups.

Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Asia	China	Difference	Ahead
1990s	62,453 TJ	42,497 TJ	19,957 TJ	Asia
2000s	553,274 TJ	522,532 TJ	30,742 TJ	Asia
2010s	735,008 TJ	683,514 TJ	51,494 TJ	Asia
2020s	659,276 TJ	595,243 TJ	64,033 TJ	Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food packaging — energy use, Asia or China?: Asia, at 729,263 TJ against 654,509 TJ in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in food packaging — energy use between Asia and China?: 74,754 TJ, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Asia and China rank globally for food packaging — energy use?: Asia ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal)
Unit: TJ
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 99 places, 2,799 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.