Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use in Northern America
Northern America: Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use was 83,856 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use in Northern America is 83,856 TJ, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use in Northern America peaked at 441,897 TJ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 83,856 TJ, in 2022.
Northern America ranks 14th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use in Northern America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 421,413 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 441,897 TJ | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 266,743 TJ | -39.6% |
| 1993 | 211,255 TJ | -20.8% |
| 1994 | 180,548 TJ | -14.5% |
| 1995 | 174,827 TJ | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 179,759 TJ | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 200,031 TJ | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 179,318 TJ | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 171,844 TJ | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 168,476 TJ | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 204,442 TJ | +21.3% |
| 2002 | 202,554 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 215,402 TJ | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 236,664 TJ | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 210,189 TJ | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 234,738 TJ | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 189,633 TJ | -19.2% |
| 2008 | 263,827 TJ | +39.1% |
| 2009 | 225,121 TJ | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 259,911 TJ | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 234,702 TJ | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 187,653 TJ | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 202,555 TJ | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 209,139 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 160,041 TJ | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 141,584 TJ | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 134,967 TJ | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 119,431 TJ | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 109,172 TJ | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 95,388 TJ | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 96,145 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 83,856 TJ | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 83,856 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 242,764 TJ | 171,844 TJ | 441,897 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 215,105 TJ | 168,476 TJ | 263,827 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 175,916 TJ | 109,172 TJ | 259,911 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 89,811 TJ | 83,856 TJ | 96,145 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use in Northern America?
- Energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use in Northern America was 83,856 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 441,897 TJ in 1991.
- What is the lowest energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 83,856 TJ in 2022.
- How does Northern America rank for energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use?
- Northern America ranks 14th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use (Coal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.