Food Household Consumption — Energy Use in South Africa
South Africa: Food Household Consumption — Energy Use was 31,269 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Household Consumption — Energy Use in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food household consumption — energy use in South Africa stood at 31,269 TJ.
That represents a change of up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — energy use in South Africa peaked at 33,717 TJ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14,682 TJ, in 1993.
South Africa ranks 25th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Household Consumption — Energy Use in South Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,698 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 17,039 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 17,039 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14,682 TJ | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 15,073 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 16,609 TJ | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 20,142 TJ | +21.3% |
| 1997 | 20,939 TJ | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 20,558 TJ | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 20,114 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 19,547 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 23,598 TJ | +20.7% |
| 2002 | 20,732 TJ | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 23,224 TJ | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 24,694 TJ | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 25,178 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 27,029 TJ | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 28,048 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 27,448 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 26,688 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 27,784 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 27,958 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 26,802 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 26,656 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 26,479 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 27,531 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 33,004 TJ | +19.9% |
| 2017 | 33,022 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 33,717 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 33,163 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 31,586 TJ | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 32,270 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 31,269 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 31,269 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,889 TJ | 14,682 TJ | 20,939 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,619 TJ | 19,547 TJ | 28,048 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,612 TJ | 26,479 TJ | 33,717 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,599 TJ | 31,269 TJ | 32,270 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More climate change data for South Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 34,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.45 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food household consumption — energy use in South Africa?
- Food household consumption — energy use in South Africa was 31,269 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food household consumption — energy use recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 33,717 TJ in 2018.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — energy use recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,682 TJ in 1993.
- How does South Africa rank for food household consumption — energy use?
- South Africa ranks 25th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food household consumption — energy use rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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.