China vs Europe: Food Processing — Energy Use (Total)
Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) over time
- China
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 1.70 million TJ against 744,318 TJ in China, a difference of 958,822 TJ.
That makes Europe's figure about 2.3 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and Europe ranks 4th of 95 countries.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,255 TJ | 1.36 million TJ | 1.35 million TJ | Europe |
| 2000s | 1.03 million TJ | 1.56 million TJ | 531,567 TJ | Europe |
| 2010s | 1.18 million TJ | 1.65 million TJ | 477,355 TJ | Europe |
| 2020s | 763,214 TJ | 1.70 million TJ | 940,456 TJ | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — energy use, China or Europe?
- Europe, at 1.70 million TJ against 744,318 TJ in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — energy use between China and Europe?
- 958,822 TJ, with Europe 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 processing — energy use?
- China ranks 2nd and Europe ranks 4th of 95 countries.
- 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.