China vs United States of America: Pre- and post-production — Energy Use
Pre- and post-production — Energy Use over time
- China
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 31,682 TJ against 17,094 TJ in China, a difference of 14,588 TJ.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.9 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
China ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 14th of 47 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,133 TJ | 34,536 TJ | 32,402 TJ | United States of America |
| 2000s | 4,455 TJ | 31,261 TJ | 26,807 TJ | United States of America |
| 2010s | 8,605 TJ | 35,906 TJ | 27,301 TJ | United States of America |
| 2020s | 15,077 TJ | 32,622 TJ | 17,546 TJ | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pre- and post-production — energy use, China or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 31,682 TJ against 17,094 TJ in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pre- and post-production — energy use between China and United States of America?
- 14,588 TJ, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States of America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and United States of America rank globally for pre- and post-production — energy use?
- China ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 14th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pre- and post-production — Energy Use (Heat). 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.