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 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
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
- 1 India 866,880 TJ compare
- 3 China 644,164 TJ compare
- 4 China, mainland 632,419 TJ compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 162,208 TJ compare
More climate change data for OECD
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 72,286 million t (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 147,607 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) -373,047 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 1.12 million 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 757.39 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 1.12 million 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -520,654 kt (2025)
- Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 17.56 kt (2024)
- Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 1.77 million ha (2024)
- Other forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 1.59 million ha (2024)
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 153 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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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.