China vs Europe: Food Packaging — Energy Use
Food Packaging — Energy Use over time
- China
- Europe
How they compare
China currently reports 732,615 TJ against 519,764 TJ in Europe, a difference of 212,851 TJ.
That makes China's figure about 1.4 times Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe ahead.
China ranks 2nd and Europe ranks 5th of 110 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Europe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57,215 TJ | 399,687 TJ | 342,472 TJ | Europe |
| 2000s | 552,614 TJ | 555,601 TJ | 2,987 TJ | Europe |
| 2010s | 736,259 TJ | 553,375 TJ | 182,884 TJ | China |
| 2020s | 670,890 TJ | 530,318 TJ | 140,572 TJ | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — energy use, China or Europe?
- China, at 732,615 TJ against 519,764 TJ in Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — energy use between China and Europe?
- 212,851 TJ, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Europe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and Europe rank globally for food packaging — energy use?
- China ranks 2nd and Europe ranks 5th of 110 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 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.