Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in China
China: Electricity — Energy use in agriculture was 644,164 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity — energy use in agriculture in China stood at 644,164 TJ. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — energy use in agriculture in China peaked at 644,164 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 159,448 TJ, in 1990.
China ranks 3rd of 142 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in China, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 159,448 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 179,064 TJ | +12.3% |
| 1992 | 194,076 TJ | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 179,888 TJ | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 197,867 TJ | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 221,710 TJ | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 235,019 TJ | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 243,734 TJ | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 231,887 TJ | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 245,462 TJ | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 250,409 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 282,485 TJ | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 226,616 TJ | -19.8% |
| 2003 | 258,282 TJ | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 285,829 TJ | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 288,439 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 307,102 TJ | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 325,854 TJ | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 328,698 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 347,659 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 360,950 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 374,458 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 374,274 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 379,580 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 375,019 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 384,840 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 403,610 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 433,976 TJ | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 457,970 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 491,995 TJ | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 523,742 TJ | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 586,661 TJ | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 644,164 TJ | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 644,164 TJ | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 644,164 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,805 TJ, 356.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- China's 644,164 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,228 TJ, 289.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 208,816 TJ | 159,448 TJ | 245,462 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 290,137 TJ | 226,616 TJ | 347,659 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 403,667 TJ | 360,950 TJ | 491,995 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 599,683 TJ | 523,742 TJ | 644,164 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — energy use in agriculture in China?
- Electricity — energy use in agriculture in China was 644,164 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — energy use in agriculture recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 644,164 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity — energy use in agriculture recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 159,448 TJ in 1990.
- How does China rank for electricity — energy use in agriculture?
- China ranks 3rd out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — energy use in agriculture rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Electricity — Energy use in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.