Food Household Consumption — Energy Use in Africa
Africa: Food Household Consumption — Energy Use was 202,191 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Household Consumption — Energy Use in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food household consumption — energy use in Africa stood at 202,191 TJ. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — energy use in Africa peaked at 202,191 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47,601 TJ, in 1990.
That places Africa 17th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Household Consumption — Energy Use in Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47,601 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 49,809 TJ | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 51,521 TJ | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 51,310 TJ | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 53,405 TJ | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 56,743 TJ | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 61,212 TJ | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 64,924 TJ | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 68,767 TJ | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 71,002 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 74,839 TJ | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 82,179 TJ | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 79,490 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 87,866 TJ | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 93,545 TJ | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 102,228 TJ | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 110,338 TJ | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 115,835 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 119,721 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 111,818 TJ | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 120,058 TJ | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 126,788 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 138,989 TJ | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 146,927 TJ | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 152,695 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 160,555 TJ | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 176,215 TJ | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 175,045 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 189,673 TJ | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 195,244 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 193,161 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 200,042 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 202,011 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 202,191 TJ | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57,629 TJ | 47,601 TJ | 71,002 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 97,786 TJ | 74,839 TJ | 119,721 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 158,219 TJ | 120,058 TJ | 195,244 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 199,351 TJ | 193,161 TJ | 202,191 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 14 Russian Federation 74,127 TJ compare
- 15 Malaysia 72,768 TJ compare
- 16 Australia and New Zealand 64,327 TJ compare
- 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 61,041 TJ compare
- 18 Australia 59,210 TJ compare
- 19 Italy 57,321 TJ compare
- 20 Colombia 51,822 TJ compare
More climate change data for Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 227.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food household consumption — energy use in Africa?
- Food household consumption — energy use in Africa was 202,191 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food household consumption — energy use recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 202,191 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — energy use recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,601 TJ in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for food household consumption — energy use?
- Africa ranks 17th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food household consumption — energy use rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Household Consumption — Energy Use (Electricity). 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.