Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Electricity — Energy use in agriculture was 15,085 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15,085 TJ
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 142 countries
All-time high
18,626 TJ
in 2015
All-time low
10,984 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200620231990: 11.0k TJ1991: 11.5k TJ1992: 12.0k TJ1993: 11.6k TJ1994: 12.8k TJ1995: 12.6k TJ1996: 13.0k TJ1997: 13.7k TJ1998: 14.2k TJ1999: 14.8k TJ2000: 15.0k TJ2001: 15.6k TJ2002: 11.1k TJ2003: 15.1k TJ2004: 14.6k TJ2005: 13.9k TJ2006: 15.0k TJ2007: 15.7k TJ2008: 16.3k TJ2009: 15.4k TJ2010: 16.3k TJ2011: 15.4k TJ2012: 16.4k TJ2013: 16.7k TJ2014: 18.4k TJ2015: 18.6k TJ2016: 17.1k TJ2017: 16.4k TJ2018: 15.9k TJ2019: 17.0k TJ2020: 17.0k TJ2021: 16.8k TJ2022: 15.1k TJ2023: 15.1k TJ

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity — energy use in agriculture in Australia and New Zealand is 15,085 TJ, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity — energy use in agriculture in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 18,626 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10,984 TJ, in 1990.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 21st of 142 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in Australia and New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year TJ Change
1990 10,984 TJ
1991 11,534 TJ +5.0%
1992 11,992 TJ +4.0%
1993 11,599 TJ -3.3%
1994 12,766 TJ +10.1%
1995 12,564 TJ -1.6%
1996 12,978 TJ +3.3%
1997 13,712 TJ +5.7%
1998 14,234 TJ +3.8%
1999 14,760 TJ +3.7%
2000 14,983 TJ +1.5%
2001 15,588 TJ +4.0%
2002 11,052 TJ -29.1%
2003 15,095 TJ +36.6%
2004 14,645 TJ -3.0%
2005 13,867 TJ -5.3%
2006 15,026 TJ +8.4%
2007 15,700 TJ +4.5%
2008 16,319 TJ +3.9%
2009 15,415 TJ -5.5%
2010 16,337 TJ +6.0%
2011 15,448 TJ -5.4%
2012 16,376 TJ +6.0%
2013 16,664 TJ +1.8%
2014 18,353 TJ +10.1%
2015 18,626 TJ +1.5%
2016 17,100 TJ -8.2%
2017 16,418 TJ -4.0%
2018 15,864 TJ -3.4%
2019 16,990 TJ +7.1%
2020 16,994 TJ +0.0%
2021 16,834 TJ -0.9%
2022 15,085 TJ -10.4%
2023 15,085 TJ +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12,712 TJ 10,984 TJ 14,760 TJ 10
2000s 14,769 TJ 11,052 TJ 16,319 TJ 10
2010s 16,818 TJ 15,448 TJ 18,626 TJ 10
2020s 16,000 TJ 15,085 TJ 16,994 TJ 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 18 Saudi Arabia 18,227 TJ compare
  2. 19 Turkmenistan 17,434 TJ compare
  3. 20 South Africa 17,226 TJ compare
  4. 22 Morocco 14,213 TJ compare
  5. 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13,838 TJ compare
  6. 24 United Arab Emirates 13,086 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity — energy use in agriculture in Australia and New Zealand?
Electricity — energy use in agriculture in Australia and New Zealand was 15,085 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest electricity — energy use in agriculture recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 18,626 TJ in 2015.
What is the lowest electricity — energy use in agriculture recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 10,984 TJ in 1990.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for electricity — energy use in agriculture?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 21st out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
Is electricity — energy use in agriculture rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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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Indicator
Electricity — 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
187 places, 5,248 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.