Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in Australia
Australia: Electricity — Energy use in agriculture was 6,351 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity — energy use in agriculture in Australia stood at 6,351 TJ.
That represents a change of down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — energy use in agriculture in Australia peaked at 10,490 TJ in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5,958 TJ, in 2002.
That places Australia 42nd out of 142 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in Australia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,539 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 8,982 TJ | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 9,299 TJ | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 8,802 TJ | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 9,727 TJ | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 9,356 TJ | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 9,482 TJ | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 9,662 TJ | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 9,911 TJ | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 10,177 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 10,379 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 10,490 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 5,958 TJ | -43.2% |
| 2003 | 9,864 TJ | +65.6% |
| 2004 | 9,587 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 8,622 TJ | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 8,996 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 9,227 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 9,079 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 8,316 TJ | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 8,406 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 8,039 TJ | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 8,356 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 8,006 TJ | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 8,860 TJ | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 8,478 TJ | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 8,014 TJ | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 7,101 TJ | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 7,636 TJ | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 7,828 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 7,320 TJ | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 7,461 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 6,351 TJ | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 6,351 TJ | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 6,351 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,595 TJ, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Australia's 6,351 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,228 TJ, 2.9× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +65.6% | 5,958 TJ | 9,864 TJ |
| 2002 | -43.2% | 10,490 TJ | 5,958 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,394 TJ | 8,539 TJ | 10,177 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,052 TJ | 5,958 TJ | 10,490 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,072 TJ | 7,101 TJ | 8,860 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,871 TJ | 6,351 TJ | 7,461 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — energy use in agriculture in Australia?
- Electricity — energy use in agriculture in Australia was 6,351 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?
- The highest recorded value was 10,490 TJ in 2001.
- What is the lowest electricity — energy use in agriculture recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,958 TJ in 2002.
- How does Australia rank for electricity — energy use in agriculture?
- Australia ranks 42nd out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — energy use in agriculture rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.