Food Packaging — Energy Use (Electricity) in Australia
Australia: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Electricity) was 13,399 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — energy use in Australia stood at 13,399 TJ. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Australia peaked at 46,302 TJ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13,399 TJ, in 2022.
Australia ranks 14th of 101 countries 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 (Electricity) in Australia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18,966 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 18,596 TJ | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 19,180 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 20,114 TJ | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 20,558 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 20,213 TJ | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 20,702 TJ | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 21,551 TJ | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 24,948 TJ | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 26,059 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 26,904 TJ | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 27,928 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 29,122 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 25,660 TJ | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 25,776 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 26,226 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 25,862 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 29,697 TJ | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 29,449 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 34,988 TJ | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 46,302 TJ | +32.3% |
| 2011 | 22,071 TJ | -52.3% |
| 2012 | 16,422 TJ | -25.6% |
| 2013 | 16,344 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 15,932 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 14,528 TJ | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 14,428 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 13,652 TJ | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 13,828 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 13,749 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 13,453 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 13,532 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 13,399 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 13,399 TJ | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 13,399 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,136 TJ, 6.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Australia's 13,399 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,029 TJ, 3.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Energy Use (Electricity) in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -52.3% | 46,302 TJ | 22,071 TJ |
| 2010 | +32.3% | 34,988 TJ | 46,302 TJ |
| 2012 | -25.6% | 22,071 TJ | 16,422 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,089 TJ | 18,596 TJ | 26,059 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,161 TJ | 25,660 TJ | 34,988 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,726 TJ | 13,652 TJ | 46,302 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,446 TJ | 13,399 TJ | 13,532 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — energy use in Australia?
- Food packaging — energy use in Australia was 13,399 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 46,302 TJ in 2010.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,399 TJ in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for food packaging — energy use?
- Australia ranks 14th out of 101 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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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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.