Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal) in Americas
Americas: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal) was 21,665 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Americas, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — energy use in Americas stood at 21,665 TJ. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Americas peaked at 114,852 TJ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 21,665 TJ, in 2023.
Americas ranks 8th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal) in Americas, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 114,852 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 113,609 TJ | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 58,268 TJ | -48.7% |
| 1993 | 59,669 TJ | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 50,845 TJ | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 47,014 TJ | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 47,740 TJ | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 49,793 TJ | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 38,365 TJ | -23.0% |
| 1999 | 36,538 TJ | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 37,382 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 29,446 TJ | -21.2% |
| 2002 | 36,892 TJ | +25.3% |
| 2003 | 38,282 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 34,703 TJ | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 37,429 TJ | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 39,615 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 41,169 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 42,733 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 37,360 TJ | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 44,546 TJ | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 36,436 TJ | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 30,027 TJ | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 29,024 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 38,310 TJ | +32.0% |
| 2015 | 33,852 TJ | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 34,816 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 31,703 TJ | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 25,846 TJ | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 23,399 TJ | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 21,780 TJ | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 23,087 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 22,510 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 21,665 TJ | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,669 TJ | 36,538 TJ | 114,852 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,501 TJ | 29,446 TJ | 42,733 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,796 TJ | 23,399 TJ | 44,546 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,261 TJ | 21,665 TJ | 23,087 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — energy use in Americas?
- Food packaging — energy use in Americas was 21,665 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 114,852 TJ in 1990.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,665 TJ in 2023.
- How does Americas rank for food packaging — energy use?
- Americas ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas 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.