Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in Americas
Americas: Electricity — Energy use in agriculture was 518,374 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in Americas, 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 Americas is 518,374 TJ, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 79.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — energy use in agriculture in Americas peaked at 518,374 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 88,020 TJ, in 1990.
Americas ranks 6th of 30 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in Americas, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 88,020 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 92,776 TJ | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 90,562 TJ | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 97,975 TJ | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 103,341 TJ | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 104,492 TJ | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 115,949 TJ | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 125,303 TJ | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 129,486 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 131,869 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 134,561 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 131,977 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 276,645 TJ | +109.6% |
| 2003 | 290,549 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 289,256 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 300,756 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 293,502 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 287,587 TJ | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 288,368 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 297,218 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 288,255 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 298,503 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 293,269 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 289,288 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 288,410 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 328,591 TJ | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 347,606 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 378,947 TJ | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 386,943 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 505,270 TJ | +30.6% |
| 2020 | 510,300 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 456,306 TJ | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 512,683 TJ | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 518,374 TJ | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in Americas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +109.6% | 131,977 TJ | 276,645 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107,977 TJ | 88,020 TJ | 131,869 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 259,042 TJ | 131,977 TJ | 300,756 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 340,508 TJ | 288,255 TJ | 505,270 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 499,416 TJ | 456,306 TJ | 518,374 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 3 China 644,164 TJ compare
- 3 Türkiye 48,340 TJ compare
- 4 China, mainland 632,419 TJ compare
- 4 Viet Nam 30,328 TJ compare
- 5 Brazil 121,620 TJ compare
- 6 Russian Federation 84,092 TJ compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,625 TJ compare
- 7 Republic of Korea 66,439 TJ compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,396 TJ compare
- 8 Mexico 48,852 TJ compare
- 9 Canada 38,153 TJ compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,121 TJ compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — energy use in agriculture in Americas?
- Electricity — energy use in agriculture in Americas was 518,374 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — energy use in agriculture recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 518,374 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity — energy use in agriculture recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 88,020 TJ in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for electricity — energy use in agriculture?
- Americas ranks 6th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — energy use in agriculture rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas 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.