Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in OECD
OECD: Electricity — Energy use in agriculture was 708,860 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in OECD, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
OECD recorded 708,860 TJ for electricity — energy use in agriculture in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — energy use in agriculture in OECD peaked at 721,206 TJ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 217,793 TJ, in 1990.
OECD ranks 2nd of 142 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in OECD, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 217,793 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 222,901 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 229,766 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 240,872 TJ | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 245,218 TJ | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 245,945 TJ | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 256,529 TJ | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 258,577 TJ | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 263,956 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 268,261 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 278,273 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 282,366 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 418,201 TJ | +48.1% |
| 2003 | 422,636 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 438,538 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 453,377 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 460,732 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 460,480 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 465,059 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 472,561 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 486,922 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 480,280 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 479,182 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 475,146 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 473,598 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 526,496 TJ | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 552,485 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 588,028 TJ | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 598,695 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 721,102 TJ | +20.4% |
| 2020 | 721,206 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 676,594 TJ | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 708,834 TJ | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 708,860 TJ | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in OECD 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 | +48.1% | 282,366 TJ | 418,201 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 244,982 TJ | 217,793 TJ | 268,261 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 415,222 TJ | 278,273 TJ | 472,561 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 538,193 TJ | 473,598 TJ | 721,102 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 703,874 TJ | 676,594 TJ | 721,206 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 29.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — energy use in agriculture in OECD?
- Electricity — energy use in agriculture in OECD was 708,860 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — energy use in agriculture recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 721,206 TJ in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity — energy use in agriculture recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 217,793 TJ in 1990.
- How does OECD rank for electricity — energy use in agriculture?
- OECD ranks 2nd out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — energy use in agriculture rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD 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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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.