Food Household Consumption — Energy Use in Africa
Africa: Food Household Consumption — Energy Use was 402,991 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Household Consumption — Energy Use in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food household consumption — energy use in Africa is 402,991 TJ, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — energy use in Africa peaked at 402,991 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35,740 TJ, in 1990.
That places Africa 10th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Household Consumption — Energy Use in Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35,740 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 45,918 TJ | +28.5% |
| 1992 | 51,299 TJ | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 70,310 TJ | +37.1% |
| 1994 | 74,349 TJ | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 78,388 TJ | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 82,427 TJ | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 82,958 TJ | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 94,528 TJ | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 106,018 TJ | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 78,076 TJ | -26.4% |
| 2001 | 85,336 TJ | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 96,101 TJ | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 92,871 TJ | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 105,599 TJ | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 123,485 TJ | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 130,944 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 158,152 TJ | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 156,194 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 154,574 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 152,509 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 177,222 TJ | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 207,779 TJ | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 231,645 TJ | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 250,450 TJ | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 275,452 TJ | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 284,218 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 307,627 TJ | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 354,852 TJ | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 381,023 TJ | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 377,290 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 385,743 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 402,991 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 402,991 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72,194 TJ | 35,740 TJ | 106,018 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 118,133 TJ | 78,076 TJ | 158,152 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 262,278 TJ | 152,509 TJ | 381,023 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 392,254 TJ | 377,290 TJ | 402,991 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,541 TJ compare
- 7 Germany 101,243 TJ compare
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 85,052 TJ compare
- 9 Japan 67,240 TJ compare
- 10 Canada 66,602 TJ compare
- 11 Ukraine 65,660 TJ compare
- 12 Republic of Korea 65,083 TJ compare
- 13 Italy 61,627 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 402,991 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 402,991 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — energy use recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,740 TJ in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for food household consumption — energy use?
- Africa ranks 10th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food household consumption — energy use rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (Natural Gas, including LNG). 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.