Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat) in China
China: Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat) was 483.9 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in China, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
China recorded 483.9 TJ for food processing — energy use in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in China peaked at 1,145 TJ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32 TJ, in 2000.
That places China 28th out of 38 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat) in China, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32 TJ | — |
| 2001 | 192 TJ | +500.0% |
| 2002 | 788 TJ | +310.4% |
| 2003 | 942 TJ | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 951 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 979 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 957 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 981 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 932 TJ | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 846 TJ | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 893 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 802 TJ | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 778 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 794 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 786 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 727 TJ | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 731 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 685.24 TJ | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 1,064 TJ | +55.3% |
| 2019 | 1,145 TJ | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 1,087 TJ | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 991.66 TJ | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 483.9 TJ | -51.2% |
| 2023 | 483.9 TJ | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 483.9 TJ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,964 TJ, 12% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use (Heat) in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +500.0% | 32 TJ | 192 TJ |
| 2002 | +310.4% | 192 TJ | 788 TJ |
| 2018 | +55.3% | 685.24 TJ | 1,064 TJ |
| 2022 | -51.2% | 991.66 TJ | 483.9 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 760 TJ | 32 TJ | 981 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 840.54 TJ | 685.24 TJ | 1,145 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 761.52 TJ | 483.9 TJ | 1,087 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 483.9 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 1,145 TJ in 2019.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 TJ in 2000.
- How does China rank for food processing — energy use?
- China ranks 28th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. 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 (Heat). 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.