Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) in China
China: Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) was 67,354 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Energy Use in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
China recorded 67,354 TJ for food retail — energy use in 2023.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in China peaked at 68,103 TJ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18,100 TJ, in 1990.
That places China 28th out of 203 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 Retail — Energy Use (Total) in China, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18,100 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 20,047 TJ | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 21,588 TJ | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 23,850 TJ | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 26,205 TJ | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 27,521 TJ | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 29,523 TJ | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 31,353 TJ | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 35,055 TJ | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 36,703 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 39,404 TJ | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 41,313 TJ | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 43,329 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 45,192 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 47,204 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 49,349 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 50,716 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 51,474 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 51,841 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 51,967 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 53,324 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 52,600 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 52,477 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 53,049 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 53,803 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 54,390 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 54,938 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 54,974 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 67,602 TJ | +23.0% |
| 2019 | 68,103 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 65,613 TJ | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 65,631 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 66,633 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 67,354 TJ | +1.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 67,354 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,068 TJ, 13.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 67,354 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,058 TJ, 22.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,995 TJ | 18,100 TJ | 36,703 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,179 TJ | 39,404 TJ | 51,967 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,526 TJ | 52,477 TJ | 68,103 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,308 TJ | 65,613 TJ | 67,354 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 25 Kazakhstan 78,253 TJ compare
- 26 Australia and New Zealand 78,065 TJ compare
- 27 Australia 67,937 TJ compare
- 29 United Arab Emirates 64,342 TJ compare
- 30 Malaysia 60,350 TJ compare
- 31 Ukraine 59,537 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 retail — energy use in China?
- Food retail — energy use in China was 67,354 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 68,103 TJ in 2019.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,100 TJ in 1990.
- How does China rank for food retail — energy use?
- China ranks 28th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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 Retail — Energy Use (Total). 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.