Americas vs China: Food Processing — Energy Use (Total)
Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) over time
- Americas
- China
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1.73 million TJ against 744,318 TJ in China, a difference of 987,812 TJ.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.3 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 3rd and China ranks 2nd of 33 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 725,335 TJ | 11,255 TJ | 714,080 TJ | Americas |
| 2000s | 1.22 million TJ | 1.03 million TJ | 190,783 TJ | Americas |
| 2010s | 1.45 million TJ | 1.18 million TJ | 272,830 TJ | Americas |
| 2020s | 1.69 million TJ | 763,214 TJ | 931,036 TJ | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — energy use, Americas or China?
- Americas, at 1.73 million TJ against 744,318 TJ in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — energy use between Americas and China?
- 987,812 TJ, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Americas and China rank globally for food processing — energy use?
- Americas ranks 3rd and China ranks 2nd of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — 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.