Canada vs China: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total)
Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 732,615 TJ against 76,625 TJ in Canada, a difference of 655,990 TJ.
That makes China's figure about 9.6 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 121 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59,429 TJ | 57,215 TJ | 2,214 TJ | Canada |
| 2000s | 70,503 TJ | 552,614 TJ | 482,112 TJ | China |
| 2010s | 68,294 TJ | 736,259 TJ | 667,965 TJ | China |
| 2020s | 74,231 TJ | 670,890 TJ | 596,658 TJ | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — energy use, Canada or China?
- China, at 732,615 TJ against 76,625 TJ in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — energy use between Canada and China?
- 655,990 TJ, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for food packaging — energy use?
- Canada ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total). 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 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.