China vs India: Food Transport — Energy Use
Food Transport — Energy Use over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 71,534 TJ against 17,146 TJ in India, a difference of 54,388 TJ.
That makes China's figure about 4.2 times India's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 70 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51,664 TJ | 5,721 TJ | 45,943 TJ | China |
| 2000s | 28,091 TJ | 7.85 TJ | 28,083 TJ | China |
| 2010s | 54,610 TJ | 12,306 TJ | 42,305 TJ | China |
| 2020s | 74,678 TJ | 16,186 TJ | 58,492 TJ | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food transport — energy use, China or India?
- China, at 71,534 TJ against 17,146 TJ in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food transport — energy use between China and India?
- 54,388 TJ, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for food transport — energy use?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — 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.