Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal) in Africa
Africa: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal) was 19,184 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — energy use in Africa stood at 19,184 TJ.
That represents a change of down 43.3% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Africa peaked at 33,833 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,380 TJ, in 1997.
That places Africa 9th out of 31 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 Packaging — Energy Use (Coal) in Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,162 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 4,293 TJ | -16.8% |
| 1992 | 3,957 TJ | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 2,467 TJ | -37.6% |
| 1994 | 3,154 TJ | +27.8% |
| 1995 | 3,612 TJ | +14.5% |
| 1996 | 3,110 TJ | -13.9% |
| 1997 | 2,380 TJ | -23.5% |
| 1998 | 3,895 TJ | +63.7% |
| 1999 | 4,204 TJ | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 4,079 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 3,949 TJ | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 3,989 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 3,619 TJ | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 4,204 TJ | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 4,183 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 4,105 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 3,969 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 3,681 TJ | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 3,371 TJ | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 17,528 TJ | +420.0% |
| 2011 | 7,538 TJ | -57.0% |
| 2012 | 7,586 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 11,535 TJ | +52.1% |
| 2014 | 13,206 TJ | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 16,648 TJ | +26.1% |
| 2016 | 13,947 TJ | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 10,964 TJ | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 18,984 TJ | +73.1% |
| 2019 | 17,635 TJ | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 23,442 TJ | +32.9% |
| 2021 | 17,525 TJ | -25.2% |
| 2022 | 33,833 TJ | +93.1% |
| 2023 | 19,184 TJ | -43.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal) in Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +420.0% | 3,371 TJ | 17,528 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,623 TJ | 2,380 TJ | 5,162 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,915 TJ | 3,371 TJ | 4,204 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,557 TJ | 7,538 TJ | 18,984 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,496 TJ | 17,525 TJ | 33,833 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More climate change data for Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.12 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — energy use in Africa?
- Food packaging — energy use in Africa was 19,184 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 33,833 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,380 TJ in 1997.
- How does Africa rank for food packaging — energy use?
- Africa ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. 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 Packaging — Energy Use (Coal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.