Food Processing — Energy Use in China
China: Food Processing — Energy Use was 711,921 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Processing — Energy Use in China, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food processing — energy use in China stood at 711,921 TJ. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in China peaked at 1.43 million TJ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 711,921 TJ, in 2022.
China ranks 1st of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use in China, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 716,246 TJ | — |
| 2001 | 758,044 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 751,182 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 765,782 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 952,255 TJ | +24.4% |
| 2005 | 1.06 million TJ | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 1.13 million TJ | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 1.27 million TJ | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 1.39 million TJ | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 1.36 million TJ | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.40 million TJ | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.43 million TJ | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.32 million TJ | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 1.34 million TJ | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.20 million TJ | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 1.11 million TJ | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 1.11 million TJ | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 979,435 TJ | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 866,618 TJ | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 822,897 TJ | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 763,415 TJ | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 743,976 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 711,921 TJ | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 711,921 TJ | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 711,921 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 642.16 TJ, 1108.6× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- China's 711,921 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12,760 TJ, 55.8× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 million TJ | 716,246 TJ | 1.39 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million TJ | 822,897 TJ | 1.43 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 732,808 TJ | 711,921 TJ | 763,415 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 China, mainland 711,322 TJ compare
- 2 Türkiye 46,309 TJ compare
- 3 OECD 208,557 TJ compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 52.5 TJ compare
- 4 Thailand 97,174 TJ compare
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 food processing — energy use in China?
- Food processing — energy use in China was 711,921 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 million TJ in 2011.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 711,921 TJ in 2022.
- How does China rank for food processing — energy use?
- China ranks 1st out of 53 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Processing — Energy Use (Coal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.