Food Packaging — Energy Use in Africa
Africa: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 23,438 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 23,438 TJ.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Africa peaked at 25,186 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,065 TJ, in 1990.
That places Africa 16th out of 32 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 in Africa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,065 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 2,119 TJ | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 2,115 TJ | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 3,329 TJ | +57.4% |
| 1994 | 3,522 TJ | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 3,796 TJ | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 3,708 TJ | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 3,903 TJ | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 3,934 TJ | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 4,080 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 4,320 TJ | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 5,320 TJ | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 6,347 TJ | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 7,593 TJ | +19.6% |
| 2004 | 8,610 TJ | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 16,978 TJ | +97.2% |
| 2006 | 17,931 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 16,740 TJ | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 16,985 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 22,651 TJ | +33.4% |
| 2010 | 23,500 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 14,148 TJ | -39.8% |
| 2012 | 14,622 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 15,283 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 18,986 TJ | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 23,739 TJ | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 21,226 TJ | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 22,574 TJ | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 23,191 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 23,238 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 22,204 TJ | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 23,248 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 25,186 TJ | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 23,438 TJ | -6.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Energy Use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +97.2% | 8,610 TJ | 16,978 TJ |
| 1993 | +57.4% | 2,115 TJ | 3,329 TJ |
| 2011 | -39.8% | 23,500 TJ | 14,148 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,257 TJ | 2,065 TJ | 4,080 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,347 TJ | 4,320 TJ | 22,651 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,051 TJ | 14,148 TJ | 23,739 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,519 TJ | 22,204 TJ | 25,186 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 23,438 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 25,186 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,065 TJ in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for food packaging — energy use?
- Africa ranks 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. 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 (Electricity). 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.