Food Transport — Energy Use in China
China: Food Transport — Energy Use was 2,241 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Transport — Energy Use in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food transport — energy use in China is 2,241 TJ, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 86.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — energy use in China peaked at 68,571 TJ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2,241 TJ, in 2022.
That places China 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51,664 TJ | 37,266 TJ | 68,571 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,870 TJ | 18,964 TJ | 31,733 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,186 TJ | 6,979 TJ | 18,978 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,324 TJ | 2,241 TJ | 5,926 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 transport — energy use in China?
- Food transport — energy use in China was 2,241 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — energy use recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 68,571 TJ in 1991.
- What is the lowest food transport — energy use recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,241 TJ in 2022.
- How does China rank for food transport — energy use?
- China ranks 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — energy use rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.1%. 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 Transport — Energy Use (Coal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.