Food Household Consumption — Energy Use in Africa
Africa: Food Household Consumption — Energy Use was 613,578 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
In 2023, food household consumption — energy use in Africa stood at 613,578 TJ. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — energy use in Africa peaked at 613,578 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 89,829 TJ, in 1990.
Africa ranks 11th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 135,596 TJ | 89,829 TJ | 180,848 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 227,504 TJ | 156,584 TJ | 294,516 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 430,430 TJ | 279,757 TJ | 585,732 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 600,141 TJ | 579,232 TJ | 613,578 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
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 613,578 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 613,578 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — energy use recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 89,829 TJ in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for food household consumption — energy use?
- Africa ranks 11th 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 56.0%. 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 (Total). 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.