Pre- and post-production — Energy Use (Total) in China
China: Pre- and post-production — Energy Use (Total) was 5.13 million TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pre- and post-production — Energy Use in China, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, pre- and post-production — energy use in China stood at 5.13 million TJ. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — energy use in China peaked at 5.13 million TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 646,990 TJ, in 1990.
That places China 2nd out of 207 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.
Pre- and post-production — Energy Use (Total) in China, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 646,990 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 668,271 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 652,722 TJ | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 667,647 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 659,612 TJ | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 699,731 TJ | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 721,332 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 705,872 TJ | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 671,582 TJ | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 683,808 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.55 million TJ | +127.0% |
| 2001 | 1.84 million TJ | +18.5% |
| 2002 | 1.82 million TJ | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.98 million TJ | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 2.39 million TJ | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 2.69 million TJ | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 2.89 million TJ | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 3.26 million TJ | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 3.53 million TJ | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 3.59 million TJ | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 3.78 million TJ | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 4.04 million TJ | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 3.99 million TJ | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 4.19 million TJ | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 4.18 million TJ | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.13 million TJ | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 4.30 million TJ | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 4.28 million TJ | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 4.37 million TJ | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 4.42 million TJ | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 4.64 million TJ | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 4.79 million TJ | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 5.13 million TJ | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 5.13 million TJ | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 5.13 million TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12,860 TJ, 399.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 5.13 million TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11,571 TJ, 443.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pre- and post-production — Energy Use (Total) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +127.0% | 683,808 TJ | 1.55 million TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 677,757 TJ | 646,990 TJ | 721,332 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.55 million TJ | 1.55 million TJ | 3.59 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.17 million TJ | 3.78 million TJ | 4.42 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.93 million TJ | 4.64 million TJ | 5.13 million TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 OECD 11.68 million TJ compare
- 3 China, mainland 4.89 million TJ compare
- 4 Russian Federation 1.62 million TJ compare
- 5 Japan 927,573 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 pre- and post-production — energy use in China?
- Pre- and post-production — energy use in China was 5.13 million TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pre- and post-production — energy use recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 5.13 million TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest pre- and post-production — energy use recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 646,990 TJ in 1990.
- How does China rank for pre- and post-production — energy use?
- China ranks 2nd out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pre- and post-production — energy use rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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 Pre- and post-production — 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.