Food Packaging — Energy Use in China, mainland
China, mainland: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 635,758 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Energy Use in China, mainland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — energy use in China, mainland stood at 635,758 TJ.
The figure is down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in China, mainland peaked at 786,785 TJ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7,119 TJ, in 1990.
China, mainland ranks 2nd of 65 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Packaging — Energy Use in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,119 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 8,301 TJ | +16.6% |
| 1992 | 9,421 TJ | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 17,357 TJ | +84.2% |
| 1994 | 18,184 TJ | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 17,270 TJ | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 17,667 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 16,202 TJ | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 18,574 TJ | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 15,548 TJ | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 93,290 TJ | +500.0% |
| 2001 | 323,185 TJ | +246.4% |
| 2002 | 319,325 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 383,663 TJ | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 530,773 TJ | +38.3% |
| 2005 | 604,595 TJ | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 609,878 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 664,097 TJ | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 706,347 TJ | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 716,871 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 719,582 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 786,785 TJ | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 716,178 TJ | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 699,957 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 723,985 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 660,023 TJ | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 647,316 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 580,678 TJ | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 549,613 TJ | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 490,724 TJ | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 534,439 TJ | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 496,676 TJ | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 635,758 TJ | +28.0% |
| 2023 | 635,758 TJ | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Energy Use in China, mainland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +500.0% | 15,548 TJ | 93,290 TJ |
| 2001 | +246.4% | 93,290 TJ | 323,185 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,564 TJ | 7,119 TJ | 18,574 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 495,202 TJ | 93,290 TJ | 716,871 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 657,484 TJ | 490,724 TJ | 786,785 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 575,658 TJ | 496,676 TJ | 635,758 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 1 China 654,509 TJ compare
- 2 Viet Nam 6,922 TJ compare
- 3 Türkiye 4,959 TJ compare
- 3 OECD 46,351 TJ compare
- 4 South Africa 18,976 TJ compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 104.42 TJ compare
- 5 China, Taiwan Province of 18,750 TJ compare
More climate change data for China, mainland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.03 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 601,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 190,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 411,509 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 718.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 339,506 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 199,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 140,163 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 752.24 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — energy use in China, mainland?
- Food packaging — energy use in China, mainland was 635,758 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 786,785 TJ in 2011.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,119 TJ in 1990.
- How does China, mainland rank for food packaging — energy use?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 65 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, mainland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.