Food Packaging — Energy Use in China
China: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 16,419 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
China recorded 16,419 TJ for food packaging — energy use in 2023.
The figure is up 122.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in China peaked at 16,896 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,097 TJ, in 1990.
China ranks 12th of 81 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Packaging — Energy Use in China, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,097 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 1,678 TJ | +53.0% |
| 1992 | 1,830 TJ | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 2,120 TJ | +15.9% |
| 1994 | 2,454 TJ | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 2,355 TJ | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 2,219 TJ | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 2,143 TJ | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 2,055 TJ | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 1,826 TJ | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 1,910 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 1,707 TJ | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 2,510 TJ | +47.0% |
| 2003 | 2,898 TJ | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 3,237 TJ | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 3,567 TJ | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 4,494 TJ | +26.0% |
| 2007 | 4,858 TJ | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 3,806 TJ | -21.7% |
| 2009 | 3,682 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 4,514 TJ | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 6,114 TJ | +35.5% |
| 2012 | 6,484 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 7,375 TJ | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 9,305 TJ | +26.2% |
| 2015 | 8,372 TJ | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 8,315 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 9,359 TJ | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 12,523 TJ | +33.8% |
| 2019 | 15,162 TJ | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 16,124 TJ | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 16,896 TJ | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 16,419 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 16,419 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,978 TJ | 1,097 TJ | 2,454 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,267 TJ | 1,707 TJ | 4,858 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,752 TJ | 4,514 TJ | 15,162 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,464 TJ | 16,124 TJ | 16,896 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,052 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — energy use in China?
- Food packaging — energy use in China was 16,419 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 16,896 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,097 TJ in 1990.
- How does China rank for food packaging — energy use?
- China ranks 12th out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.6%. 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 (Natural Gas, including LNG). 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.