Food Packaging — Energy Use in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 15,658 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15,658 TJ
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
8th
of 22 regions
All-time high
17,715 TJ
in 2014
All-time low
3,467 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Energy Use in Southern Asia, 1990–2023

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200620231990: 3.5k TJ1991: 3.9k TJ1992: 4.0k TJ1993: 4.2k TJ1994: 4.7k TJ1995: 4.7k TJ1996: 4.6k TJ1997: 5.3k TJ1998: 5.3k TJ1999: 6.2k TJ2000: 6.2k TJ2001: 5.9k TJ2002: 6.1k TJ2003: 5.9k TJ2004: 6.4k TJ2005: 7.2k TJ2006: 10.3k TJ2007: 11.8k TJ2008: 7.9k TJ2009: 8.4k TJ2010: 8.8k TJ2011: 11.0k TJ2012: 10.9k TJ2013: 14.6k TJ2014: 17.7k TJ2015: 14.1k TJ2016: 13.2k TJ2017: 14.7k TJ2018: 17.4k TJ2019: 16.5k TJ2020: 13.9k TJ2021: 14.8k TJ2022: 15.7k TJ2023: 15.7k TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

Southern Asia recorded 15,658 TJ for food packaging — energy use in 2023.

That represents a change of up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Southern Asia peaked at 17,715 TJ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3,467 TJ, in 1990.

Southern Asia ranks 8th of 22 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,642 TJ 3,467 TJ 6,235 TJ 10
2000s 7,596 TJ 5,879 TJ 11,764 TJ 10
2010s 13,907 TJ 8,798 TJ 17,715 TJ 10
2020s 15,014 TJ 13,922 TJ 15,658 TJ 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 5 China, Taiwan Province of 18,750 TJ compare
  2. 6 Indonesia 17,026 TJ compare
  3. 7 India 15,658 TJ compare
  4. 8 Japan 12,358 TJ compare
  5. 9 Kazakhstan 11,009 TJ compare
  6. 10 Brazil 8,610 TJ compare
  7. 11 Colombia 4,453 TJ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — energy use in Southern Asia?
Food packaging — energy use in Southern Asia was 15,658 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 17,715 TJ in 2014.
What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,467 TJ in 1990.
How does Southern Asia rank for food packaging — energy use?
Southern Asia ranks 8th out of 22 regions with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia 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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Indicator
Food Packaging — Energy Use (Coal)
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
99 places, 2,799 data points, 1990–2023
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