Food Packaging — Energy Use in United States of America
United States of America: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 6,271 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Energy Use in United States of America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 6,271 TJ for food packaging — energy use in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in United States of America peaked at 109,418 TJ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6,271 TJ, in 2022.
United States of America ranks 21st of 28 groups on this measure, 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 in United States of America, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 109,418 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 109,128 TJ | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 53,539 TJ | -50.9% |
| 1993 | 55,910 TJ | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 46,906 TJ | -16.1% |
| 1995 | 42,508 TJ | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 42,808 TJ | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 45,018 TJ | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 33,058 TJ | -26.6% |
| 1999 | 31,221 TJ | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 31,548 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 24,320 TJ | -22.9% |
| 2002 | 31,993 TJ | +31.6% |
| 2003 | 33,837 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 29,677 TJ | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 32,042 TJ | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 34,125 TJ | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 33,695 TJ | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 36,445 TJ | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 31,809 TJ | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 39,473 TJ | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 30,341 TJ | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 24,024 TJ | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 24,324 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 29,776 TJ | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 25,440 TJ | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 19,534 TJ | -23.2% |
| 2017 | 15,054 TJ | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 10,142 TJ | -32.6% |
| 2019 | 8,729 TJ | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 6,868 TJ | -21.3% |
| 2021 | 7,191 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 6,271 TJ | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 6,271 TJ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56,951 TJ | 31,221 TJ | 109,418 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,949 TJ | 24,320 TJ | 36,445 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,684 TJ | 8,729 TJ | 39,473 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,650 TJ | 6,271 TJ | 7,191 TJ | 4 |
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More climate change data for United States of America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — energy use in United States of America?
- Food packaging — energy use in United States of America was 6,271 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 109,418 TJ in 1990.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,271 TJ in 2022.
- How does United States of America rank for food packaging — energy use?
- United States of America ranks 21st out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of America 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.