Food Household Consumption — Energy Use in South Africa
South Africa: Food Household Consumption — Energy Use was 39,694 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
South Africa recorded 39,694 TJ for food household consumption — energy use in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — energy use in South Africa peaked at 48,134 TJ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21,971 TJ, in 1994.
South Africa ranks 32nd of 185 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 | 22,067 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 22,525 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 22,408 TJ | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 22,164 TJ | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 21,971 TJ | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 22,734 TJ | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 25,412 TJ | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 26,322 TJ | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 25,023 TJ | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 23,804 TJ | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 23,205 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 29,393 TJ | +26.7% |
| 2002 | 28,536 TJ | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 32,224 TJ | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 35,390 TJ | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 37,022 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 40,391 TJ | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 45,003 TJ | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 46,034 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 44,653 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 34,954 TJ | -21.7% |
| 2011 | 36,481 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 40,855 TJ | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 41,436 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 41,668 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 40,808 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 33,912 TJ | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 34,558 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 48,134 TJ | +39.3% |
| 2019 | 42,671 TJ | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 40,403 TJ | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 40,877 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 39,694 TJ | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 39,694 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,443 TJ | 21,971 TJ | 26,322 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,185 TJ | 23,205 TJ | 46,034 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,548 TJ | 33,912 TJ | 48,134 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,167 TJ | 39,694 TJ | 40,877 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 29 Pakistan 57,203 TJ compare
- 30 Saudi Arabia 51,415 TJ compare
- 31 Spain 42,955 TJ compare
- 33 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 38,736 TJ compare
- 34 Bangladesh 32,058 TJ compare
- 35 Portugal 30,808 TJ compare
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 39,694 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 48,134 TJ in 2018.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — energy use recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,971 TJ in 1994.
- How does South Africa rank for food household consumption — energy use?
- South Africa ranks 32nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food household consumption — energy use rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 (Total). 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.