Annex I countries vs China: Food Processing — Energy Use

Annex I countries
217,726 TJ
in 2023
China
711,921 TJ
in 2023
Annex I countries rank
4th
China rank
1st

Food Processing — Energy Use over time

  • Annex I countries
  • China
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M199020062023

How they compare

China currently reports 711,921 TJ against 217,726 TJ in Annex I countries, a difference of 494,195 TJ.

That makes China's figure about 3.3 times Annex I countries's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Annex I countries ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 29 groups.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Annex I countries China Difference Ahead
2000s 349,965 TJ 1.02 million TJ 665,462 TJ China
2010s 299,427 TJ 1.16 million TJ 859,031 TJ China
2020s 229,763 TJ 732,808 TJ 503,045 TJ China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food processing — energy use, Annex I countries or China?
China, at 711,921 TJ against 217,726 TJ in Annex I countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Annex I countries and China?
494,195 TJ, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Annex I countries and China?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Annex I countries and China rank globally for food processing — energy use?
Annex I countries ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 29 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal)
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 2,169 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.