Food Packaging — Energy Use in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 19,165 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 19,165 TJ.
The figure is up 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 23,443 TJ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,380 TJ, in 1997.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 5th out of 22 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 3,623 TJ | 2,380 TJ | 5,162 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,915 TJ | 3,371 TJ | 4,204 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,814 TJ | 7,518 TJ | 20,223 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,820 TJ | 17,506 TJ | 23,443 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 2 China, mainland 635,758 TJ compare
- 3 OECD 46,351 TJ compare
- 4 South Africa 18,976 TJ compare
- 5 China, Taiwan Province of 18,750 TJ compare
- 6 Indonesia 17,026 TJ compare
- 7 India 15,658 TJ compare
- 8 Japan 12,358 TJ compare
More climate change data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 6.71 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 15.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 67.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 88.91 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 4.27 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 427.00 million kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 1.28 billion kg (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 137.43 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 3.56 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 50.90 million t (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Food packaging — energy use in Sub-Saharan Africa was 19,165 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 23,443 TJ in 2020.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,380 TJ in 1997.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for food packaging — energy use?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th out of 22 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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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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.