Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use was 59,125 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 59,125 TJ, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 78.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 59,125 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9,862 TJ, in 2000.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,424 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 11,358 TJ | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 10,179 TJ | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 10,790 TJ | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 11,298 TJ | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 13,006 TJ | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 11,003 TJ | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 11,590 TJ | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 12,227 TJ | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 12,079 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 9,862 TJ | -18.4% |
| 2001 | 12,695 TJ | +28.7% |
| 2002 | 14,325 TJ | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 14,538 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 17,462 TJ | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 19,049 TJ | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 21,680 TJ | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 26,078 TJ | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 27,366 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 27,626 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 30,918 TJ | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 23,432 TJ | -24.2% |
| 2012 | 28,761 TJ | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 33,122 TJ | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 34,656 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 37,145 TJ | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 22,930 TJ | -38.3% |
| 2017 | 20,244 TJ | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 35,934 TJ | +77.5% |
| 2019 | 34,645 TJ | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 39,367 TJ | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 33,921 TJ | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 58,726 TJ | +73.1% |
| 2023 | 59,125 TJ | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,695 TJ | 10,179 TJ | 13,424 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,068 TJ | 9,862 TJ | 27,626 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,179 TJ | 20,244 TJ | 37,145 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,785 TJ | 33,921 TJ | 59,125 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More climate change data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 6.71 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 15.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 67.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 88.91 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 4.27 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 427.00 million kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 1.28 billion kg (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 137.43 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 3.56 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 50.90 million t (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa was 59,125 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 59,125 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,862 TJ in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is energy use (pre- and post-production) — energy use rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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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.