China vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Food Packaging — Energy Use
Food Packaging — Energy Use over time
- China
- Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 45,649 TJ against 16,419 TJ in China, a difference of 29,230 TJ.
That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 2.8 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.
China ranks 12th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 12th of 81 countries.
Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,978 TJ | 21,293 TJ | 19,315 TJ | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2000s | 3,267 TJ | 37,647 TJ | 34,380 TJ | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 8,752 TJ | 41,270 TJ | 32,517 TJ | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2020s | 16,464 TJ | 44,812 TJ | 28,348 TJ | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — energy use, China or Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Latin America and the Caribbean, at 45,649 TJ against 16,419 TJ in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — energy use between China and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 29,230 TJ, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for food packaging — energy use?
- China ranks 12th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 12th of 81 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG). 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.