Food Transport — Energy Use (Total) by country
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...
What the numbers show
Food Transport — Energy Use (Total) is currently reported for 76 countries. The highest value is 71,534 TJ in China; the lowest is 0.1635 TJ in Sri Lanka.
The median across all reporting countries is 103.88 TJ, and the mean is 3,879 TJ.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in India (up 19,035.1%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 87.7%).
Food Transport — Energy Use (Total): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 71,534 TJ | 2023 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 71,512 TJ | 2023 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 38,144 TJ | 2023 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 19,172 TJ | 2023 | up 7,451.6% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 17,146 TJ | 2023 | up 19,035.1% | volatile |
| 6 | OECD | 14,636 TJ | 2023 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Argentina | 9,624 TJ | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 8 | Brazil | 8,813 TJ | 2023 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Thailand | 5,314 TJ | 2023 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Republic of Korea | 4,723 TJ | 2023 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 4,530 TJ | 2023 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Peru | 3,809 TJ | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 13 | Egypt | 3,653 TJ | 2023 | up 90.8% | rising |
| 14 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3,376 TJ | 2023 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Pakistan | 2,649 TJ | 2023 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Italy | 2,392 TJ | 2023 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 17 | Armenia | 2,130 TJ | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 18 | Colombia | 1,827 TJ | 2023 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 1,192 TJ | 2023 | up 478.1% | volatile |
| 20 | France | 1,082 TJ | 2023 | up 259.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Myanmar | 848.54 TJ | 2023 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Spain | 835.7 TJ | 2023 | up 255.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Georgia | 835.3 TJ | 2023 | up 88.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Germany | 524.93 TJ | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Türkiye | 361.81 TJ | 2023 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Norway | 327.79 TJ | 2023 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 319.23 TJ | 2023 | up 474.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Czechia | 259.48 TJ | 2023 | up 397.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Canada | 255.64 TJ | 2023 | up 56.4% | falling |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 218.22 TJ | 2023 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Belgium | 215.51 TJ | 2023 | up 7,280.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 209.71 TJ | 2023 | up 135.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Malaysia | 183.46 TJ | 2023 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Indonesia | 164.25 TJ | 2023 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 127.71 TJ | 2023 | up 392.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Serbia | 112.6 TJ | 2023 | up 491.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Portugal | 110.74 TJ | 2023 | up 163.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Ukraine | 107.95 TJ | 2023 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 99.81 TJ | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 39 | Caribbean | 99.81 TJ | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 41 | Australia | 98.28 TJ | 2023 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Australia and New Zealand | 98.28 TJ | 2023 | down 71.3% | flat |
| 43 | Poland | 94.85 TJ | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Japan | 92.61 TJ | 2023 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Greece | 85.34 TJ | 2023 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Mexico | 76.01 TJ | 2023 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 65.31 TJ | 2023 | up 204.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Switzerland | 64.36 TJ | 2023 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 49 | Austria | 62.2 TJ | 2023 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Estonia | 56.35 TJ | 2023 | up 1,829.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 55.65 TJ | 2023 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Chile | 42.36 TJ | 2023 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Belarus | 41.21 TJ | 2023 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Nepal | 39.99 TJ | 1997 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Denmark | 37.26 TJ | 2023 | up 507.7% | rising |
| 56 | Viet Nam | 35.99 TJ | 1996 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 57 | Finland | 34.6 TJ | 2023 | up 196.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Lithuania | 33.29 TJ | 2023 | up 145.2% | rising |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28.49 TJ | 2023 | up 6,375.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Hungary | 25.77 TJ | 2023 | up 592.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Republic of Moldova | 22.5 TJ | 2023 | up 214.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Sweden | 22.08 TJ | 2023 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 63 | China, Macao SAR | 21.22 TJ | 2023 | up 502.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Mozambique | 18.62 TJ | 2023 | up 110.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Slovenia | 16.85 TJ | 2023 | up 354.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Eswatini | 16 TJ | 1994 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Croatia | 12.31 TJ | 2023 | up 134.2% | rising |
| 68 | North Macedonia | 8.35 TJ | 2023 | up 1,134.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Tajikistan | 8.2 TJ | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Latvia | 6.98 TJ | 2023 | up 9,772.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.1 TJ | 2023 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Romania | 1.24 TJ | 2004 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 73 | New Zealand | 0.8899 TJ | 2018 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 74 | South Africa | 0.8694 TJ | 2023 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Philippines | 0.4292 TJ | 2014 | up 1,594.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 0.1635 TJ | 2011 | down 71.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 210,544 TJ
- Non-Annex I countries 199,145 TJ
- Asia 168,033 TJ
- Eastern Asia 76,349 TJ
- Southern Asia 62,469 TJ
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 40,934 TJ
- Americas 30,125 TJ
- Latin America and the Caribbean 27,667 TJ
- South America 27,491 TJ
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 24,969 TJ
- Central Asia 19,311 TJ
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 15,608 TJ
- Annex I countries 11,399 TJ
- Europe 8,560 TJ
- South-eastern Asia 6,510 TJ
- European Union (27) 6,336 TJ
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 5,397 TJ
- Africa 3,728 TJ
- Northern Africa 3,653 TJ
- Southern Europe 3,602 TJ
- Western Asia 3,393 TJ
- Northern America 2,458 TJ
- United States of America 2,202 TJ
- Western Europe 2,159 TJ
- Eastern Europe 1,962 TJ
- Northern Europe 837.59 TJ
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 99.81 TJ
- Oceania 98.28 TJ
- Central America 76.01 TJ
- Sub-Saharan Africa 75.14 TJ
- Eastern Africa 74.27 TJ
- Southern Africa 0.8694 TJ
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.