Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in Africa
Africa: Electricity — Energy use in agriculture was 97,849 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity — energy use in agriculture in Africa is 97,849 TJ, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — energy use in agriculture in Africa peaked at 97,849 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29,020 TJ, in 1993.
Africa ranks 15th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,851 TJ | 29,020 TJ | 44,087 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 53,320 TJ | 37,656 TJ | 63,707 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 79,577 TJ | 65,148 TJ | 87,455 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 94,853 TJ | 90,997 TJ | 97,849 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 12 France 28,174 TJ compare
- 13 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 25,076 TJ compare
- 14 Uzbekistan 24,887 TJ compare
- 15 Italy 23,822 TJ compare
- 16 Spain 18,839 TJ compare
- 17 Germany 18,731 TJ compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 18,227 TJ compare
More climate change data for Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 227.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — energy use in agriculture in Africa?
- Electricity — energy use in agriculture in Africa was 97,849 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — energy use in agriculture recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 97,849 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity — energy use in agriculture recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,020 TJ in 1993.
- How does Africa rank for electricity — energy use in agriculture?
- Africa ranks 15th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — energy use in agriculture rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Electricity — Energy use in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.