China, mainland vs Europe: Food Packaging — Energy Use
Food Packaging — Energy Use over time
- China, mainland
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 38,547 TJ against 16,194 TJ in China, mainland, a difference of 22,353 TJ.
That makes Europe's figure about 2.4 times China, mainland's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 4th and Europe ranks 3rd of 40 countries.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,133 TJ | 20,106 TJ | 17,973 TJ | Europe |
| 2000s | 3,497 TJ | 25,398 TJ | 21,901 TJ | Europe |
| 2010s | 7,379 TJ | 40,070 TJ | 32,691 TJ | Europe |
| 2020s | 13,888 TJ | 39,326 TJ | 25,439 TJ | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — energy use, China, mainland or Europe?
- Europe, at 38,547 TJ against 16,194 TJ in China, mainland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — energy use between China, mainland and Europe?
- 22,353 TJ, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Europe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and Europe rank globally for food packaging — energy use?
- China, mainland ranks 4th and Europe ranks 3rd of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Energy Use (Heat). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.