Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in World
World: Electricity — Energy use in agriculture was 2.95 million TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in World, 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 World is 2.95 million TJ, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — energy use in agriculture in World peaked at 2.95 million TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.05 million TJ, in 1990.
World ranks 1st of 34 groups 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 | 1.27 million TJ | 1.05 million TJ | 1.33 million TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.50 million TJ | 1.27 million TJ | 1.72 million TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.16 million TJ | 1.80 million TJ | 2.72 million TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.86 million TJ | 2.71 million TJ | 2.95 million TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 8.22 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Urban population 4.75 billion (2025)
- Urban population 57.8% (2025)
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 313,534 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 4.14 million 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -3.60 million kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 9,647 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 2.81 million kt (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — energy use in agriculture in World?
- Electricity — energy use in agriculture in World was 2.95 million TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — energy use in agriculture recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 million TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity — energy use in agriculture recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 million TJ in 1990.
- How does World rank for electricity — energy use in agriculture?
- World ranks 1st out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — energy use in agriculture rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.