Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) in China
China: Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) was 17,064 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food processing — energy use in China stood at 17,064 TJ. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in China peaked at 17,064 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9,018 TJ, in 1990.
That places China 20th out of 89 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) in China, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,018 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 9,702 TJ | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 10,080 TJ | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 10,368 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 10,822 TJ | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 11,027 TJ | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 11,088 TJ | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 11,095 TJ | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 11,009 TJ | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 10,973 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 11,531 TJ | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 11,484 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 11,952 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 12,251 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 12,409 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 12,640 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 12,474 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 12,535 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 12,236 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 12,308 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 12,920 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 13,144 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 13,403 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 13,709 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 13,982 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 14,382 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 14,886 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 15,039 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 14,459 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 15,274 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 16,026 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 16,345 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 17,064 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 17,064 TJ | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 17,064 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,535 TJ, 3.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- China's 17,064 TJ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29,591 TJ, 58% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,518 TJ | 9,018 TJ | 11,095 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,182 TJ | 11,484 TJ | 12,640 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,120 TJ | 12,920 TJ | 15,274 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,624 TJ | 16,026 TJ | 17,064 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 food processing — energy use in China?
- Food processing — energy use in China was 17,064 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 17,064 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,018 TJ in 1990.
- How does China rank for food processing — energy use?
- China ranks 20th out of 89 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. 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 Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.