China vs Northern America: Pre- and post-production — Energy Use
Pre- and post-production — Energy Use over time
- China
- Northern America
How they compare
China currently reports 5.13 million TJ against 4.84 million TJ in Northern America, a difference of 294,810 TJ.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern America ahead.
China ranks 2nd and Northern America ranks 7th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Northern America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 677,757 TJ | 3.65 million TJ | 2.98 million TJ | Northern America |
| 2000s | 2.55 million TJ | 4.40 million TJ | 1.84 million TJ | Northern America |
| 2010s | 4.17 million TJ | 4.51 million TJ | 338,397 TJ | Northern America |
| 2020s | 4.93 million TJ | 4.74 million TJ | 188,578 TJ | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pre- and post-production — energy use, China or Northern America?
- China, at 5.13 million TJ against 4.84 million TJ in Northern America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pre- and post-production — energy use between China and Northern America?
- 294,810 TJ, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Northern America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and Northern America rank globally for pre- and post-production — energy use?
- China ranks 2nd and Northern America ranks 7th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pre- and post-production — 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.