Food Packaging — Energy Use in China
China: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 16,609 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Energy Use in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — energy use in China stood at 16,609 TJ. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 119.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in China peaked at 16,609 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,756 TJ, in 1990.
That places China 2nd out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,133 TJ | 1,756 TJ | 2,368 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,695 TJ | 2,390 TJ | 5,049 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,763 TJ | 6,151 TJ | 9,645 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,313 TJ | 10,646 TJ | 16,609 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Russian Federation 24,407 TJ compare
- 3 OECD 16,505 TJ compare
- 4 China, mainland 16,194 TJ compare
- 5 Germany 3,162 TJ compare
More climate change data for China
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 757 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 5,052 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — energy use in China?
- Food packaging — energy use in China was 16,609 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 16,609 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,756 TJ in 1990.
- How does China rank for food packaging — energy use?
- China ranks 2nd out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Energy Use (Heat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.