Total Energy — Energy use in agriculture in China

China: Total Energy — Energy use in agriculture was 1.89 million TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.89 million TJ
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 168 countries
All-time high
1.89 million TJ
in 2022
All-time low
972,202 TJ
in 2002
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Total Energy — Energy use in agriculture in China, 1990–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1990200620231990: 1.1M TJ1991: 1.1M TJ1992: 1.1M TJ1993: 1.1M TJ1994: 1.1M TJ1995: 1.2M TJ1996: 1.3M TJ1997: 1.3M TJ1998: 1.3M TJ1999: 1.4M TJ2000: 1.3M TJ2001: 1.4M TJ2002: 972.2k TJ2003: 1.1M TJ2004: 1.2M TJ2005: 1.4M TJ2006: 1.4M TJ2007: 1.4M TJ2008: 1.3M TJ2009: 1.4M TJ2010: 1.4M TJ2011: 1.5M TJ2012: 1.5M TJ2013: 1.6M TJ2014: 1.6M TJ2015: 1.7M TJ2016: 1.8M TJ2017: 1.8M TJ2018: 1.7M TJ2019: 1.7M TJ2020: 1.8M TJ2021: 1.8M TJ2022: 1.9M TJ2023: 1.9M TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

In 2023, total energy — energy use in agriculture in China stood at 1.89 million TJ. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total energy — energy use in agriculture in China peaked at 1.89 million TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 972,202 TJ, in 2002.

That places China 2nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.21 million TJ 1.07 million TJ 1.35 million TJ 10
2000s 1.29 million TJ 972,202 TJ 1.41 million TJ 10
2010s 1.65 million TJ 1.43 million TJ 1.82 million TJ 10
2020s 1.85 million TJ 1.78 million TJ 1.89 million TJ 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 OECD 3.13 million TJ compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 1.86 million TJ compare
  3. 4 India 889,694 TJ compare
  4. 5 Russian Federation 450,687 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 217 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total energy — energy use in agriculture in China?
Total energy — energy use in agriculture in China was 1.89 million TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total energy — energy use in agriculture recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 1.89 million TJ in 2022.
What is the lowest total energy — energy use in agriculture recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 972,202 TJ in 2002.
How does China rank for total energy — energy use in agriculture?
China ranks 2nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
Is total energy — energy use in agriculture rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 Total Energy — Energy use in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total Energy — Energy use in agriculture
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
217 places, 6,850 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.