Food Packaging — Energy Use in South America
South America: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 56,647 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Energy Use in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — energy use in South America stood at 56,647 TJ. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 214.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in South America peaked at 56,647 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,898 TJ, in 1990.
That places South America 6th out of 28 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 | 6,031 TJ | 3,898 TJ | 11,575 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,727 TJ | 12,588 TJ | 16,664 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,056 TJ | 14,235 TJ | 50,244 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,026 TJ | 52,395 TJ | 56,647 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
More climate change data for South America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 224,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 781,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 846.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 27,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 123,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 96,422 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,326 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 363.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 975.93 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — energy use in South America?
- Food packaging — energy use in South America was 56,647 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 56,647 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,898 TJ in 1990.
- How does South America rank for food packaging — energy use?
- South America ranks 6th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 214.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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 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.